One is the "sea", the undercurrent in the stillness and the tenderness in the cold and arrogant, has long been anesthetized by marriage to the point that the soul is withered, the inspiration is depleted, wandering between ideals and reality all day long, depressed and unwilling.
The "sun" is Rimbaud, and the "sea" is Verlaine. The "anomalous relationship" between them just corresponds to the "sun and sea, echoing each other" in Rimbaud's poem.
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READ LITERATURE BEFORE History, I have heard of the close relationship and anecdotes between Rimbaud and Verlaine, but I have not noticed anything new, because there is no shortage of such examples in the history of literature, especially poets, this group of either geniuses or lunatics, they seem to You always need different experiences from ordinary people to get the inspiration you want and write something different.
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1871, Paris.
The first meeting between Rimbaud and Verlaine felt a bit "destined by fate". Before, Rimbaud and Verlaine had never met, and Verlaine had only read the poetry collection that Rimbaud sent. In the movie, Leonardo played Rimbaud naughty to the pedestrians who passed by, who happened to be Verlaine. Rimbaud came to Verlaine's house (to be exact, Verlaine stayed at his father-in-law's house due to financial constraints), and for the first time eating, Verlaine looked at this innocent and romantic young man who didn't understand the rules, and his eyes began to overflow. Full of tenderness.
Rimbaud's arrival was a disaster for almost everyone. He was arrogant and stubborn. He didn't pay attention to secular terms at all. It was his common practice to anger people through grotesque behaviors. Only Verlaine didn't mind. He regarded Rimbaud as a source of inspiration. They smoked marijuana, walked, chatted, wrote poetry, read poems...and of course enjoyed sensual pleasures together. There is one scene in the movie that is particularly amazing. After doing some harm to his wife, Verlaine went to Rimbaud again. Rimbaud asked Do you love me?
V: Yes.
R: Then put your hand on the table.
V: What?
R: Put your hand on the table. Palm upwards. At that time, Rimbaud said The only unbearable thing is that nothing is unbearable. Here, I believe Rimbaud is in love with Verlaine, and the selfishness of love has long been fully reflected.
After that, Verlaine abandoned his wife and son, and resolutely followed Rimbaud to wander the world. They went to England and Belgium. In the two years of wandering life, they always hurt each other, tortured each other, and quarreled constantly. In the end, in a fierce quarrel, Verlaine wounded Rimbaud's palm with a gun that was supposed to be used to commit suicide. After Rimbaud's prosecution, Verlaine was eventually imprisoned for murder and misconduct. Verlaine in prison often wept secretly, while Rimbaud returned to his hometown alone and wrote a lot of works, but Rimbaud's genius seems to have been wiped out in this evil love, or it may be because of this love that he penetrated Everything, determined to leave literature. After leaving Wei, Rimbaud also lived an extraordinary life. He sold arms and worked as a photojournalist. In the end, he tragically died after being amputated due to a tumor in his knee. As Rimbaud was dying, he said he was going to die in the sun. After Wei was released from prison, he also lived an absurd life, abusing his biological mother, living with a prostitute, and finally dying of drunkenness. The scene in the movie when Verlaine recalls Rimbaud is related to Rimbaud's memory of stabbing his palm:
V: Tell me if you love me.
R: You know I'm very fond of you.
V: Do you love me?
R: Put your hand on the table.
V: What?
R: Put your hand on the table. Palm upwards. This time it's not a stab at the palm, but a long kiss.
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Personally think, except full In addition to philosophical lines, the biggest highlight in the movie should be Leonardo, who plays Rimbaud. At that time, Leonardo was so beautiful that he was just fat and thin, and his eyes were full of beauty. In fact, about Rimbaud's appearance, there are quite a few descriptions in literary works: in "The Biography of Mara Beauty", "a pair of eyes are as sharp as scorching gold stars, as deep as a summer night; the mouth is rebellious, teased and cruel pleasure. The look is enriched and damaged; a pair of powerful and wide hands exudes comfort and makes people tremble..." Thinking about it now, it seems that Leonardo at that time was Rimbaud's excellent actor. Personally, I think this is Leonardo's best movie, both an idol group and a powerful group. It's a pity that the film doesn't have a French version, so in a way, the English narration fails to convey the "musicalité" (musicalité) that the two of them share in their poetry, nor does it convey to the audience the true vibe of 19th-century Paris. I always feel that it is not very important to shoot French characters in English. After all, in terms of musicality, French is more moving than English.
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How to evaluate Rimbaud and Verlaine's same-sex love?
This should be derived from the pain and compassionate love in the heart. The poet's inner emotions need to find an outlet and spiritual support. They, since they are poets, need more sources of inspiration. After Verlaine met Rimbaud, it was like the dawn had finally ushered in a long darkness. He abandoned all worldly past and followed Rimbaud closely. They put their pains together, but they could not relieve them. They could only torture each other. To gain inner security (has a perverted tendency). After going through so many troubles, Rimbaud suddenly felt that Verlaine didn't give what he wanted, but threw him the filthier things in the world. I think that's why Rimbaud later got tired of this kind of thing. The cause of painful love. So after Wei was released from prison, when he met Rimbaud again, Wei said that I forgive you, but Rimbaud said: I didn't forgive you, just for missing. Missing is because Wei turned out not to be the right person, and the past will not come back, we missed everything, but also because, in fact, Rimbaud has always missed Wei, since what he misses and loves in his heart, There will be no forgiveness or forgetting.
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This movie is so easy to get people When I think of Wilde's "Garden of the Giants", the story is roughly as follows: when the giant was about to die, he was lying in the garden and saw the boy he had been thinking about all the time. The boy smiled and told him that these are the marks of love.
The pain left by fanatical love is actually the mark of love.
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This movie, in addition to making me more In addition to clearly understanding Verlaine and Rimbaud, I also understand the poet. A poet, someone who wants to be everyone, a poet, needs a "third eye" (this eye can be marijuana, it can be absinthe, it can be anything that arouses your passion and inspiration), poet, It is the king who stands tall in the crowd, or it can be the beggar who bows to the knees in the crowd.
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After riding the "Drunken Boat" and listening to "Vowels", maybe we can reach the "hell" of love (actually, this hell is also heaven.)
Found it!
What? eternal.
That is the sun and the sea,
each other
's radiance, my eternal soul,
watching your heart,
even if the night is lonely and the
day is burning
- Rimbaud "Hell Season Eternal"
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