I have been to many cities in Europe, and finally found that what fascinated me is not those towering cathedrals and those museums with countless treasures, but the special lines of each city, like the DNA code, the self of these cities Hidden in hidden details: the angle of the sloping eaves, the size of the windows, the color of the walls. For example, the eaves in Italy are flatter than those in France, because French winters are colder and more sloping eaves are needed to remove snow; the windows of mountain houses in Provence are very small, because there are often strong winds there; Spanish streets have arcades along the streets, Shade the blazing sun for passersby. There are also some details that provide an entry into history for the adventurous traveler: why are the walls of the buildings in Nice in France, like Italy, that special pink-orange color? It turned out that this area was once together in history, and all belonged to a principality called Savoy.
And the DNA of Paris lies in its special skyline: the skyline defined by the Iron Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Sacred Heart, and connected by the heavy eaves, which are surprisingly uniform in height and have the same The dark blue roof, the snow-white gables, the same attic windows with rain canopy, the same yellow chimney with the same cigarette tail. They are neatly arranged according to the city plan of the Duke of Haussmann, unchanged for a hundred years, so even if Sartre and Beauvoir wake up in the middle of the night in the cemetery of Montparnasse and want to walk around, they will never admit that they were wrong. road. Although most windows in Paris do not see Tietie, Notre Dame and the Sacred Heart, every window can see the waves of Paris: these endless cyan roofs, the neighbors' chimneys, Attic window. From the hotel window in Paris, I kept taking pictures, taking pictures of the eaves seen from this window, the eaves in the morning, the eaves in the evening, the eaves in the rain.
It was only later that I found out that I am not the only one who is inexplicably fascinated by the skyline of Paris and the eaves of Paris. The tourist souvenirs I bought this time include a photograph, which is the roof of Paris in the night. There are two cats on the roof. , There is a moon in the sky, and there is a small glowing iron rod in the distance.
Why are we so fascinated by the eaves of Paris? Is it because they look so close, but are actually so far away? Don't forget, Paris is also a modern metropolis with a population of one million, with all the indifference and distance of a metropolis. Although the city's architecture has remained unchanged for centuries, the population is mobile. People of different skin colors and nationalities come to this city called Paris with the same or different dreams, study, work, wander, fall in love, break up, and then go back to Paris. Left... You can see those eaves, but you can't see what kind of family lives under that eaves, or is it a person? What work do they do? Where do you go every day? What stories, dreams and regrets do they have in their lives?
So close and so far away is a temptation, framed as a long stare from the window. Perhaps there is only one cat that can swim through all the windows and see through all the joys and sorrows of life and the changes of the world. So in my opinion, the screenwriter and tour guide of this film must also have such a dream: to follow a cat and see the night in Paris, under those roofs. So there is this story. A cat strung together two irrelevant windows, experienced an adventure, and opened the hearts of three people.
I don't know what market this film is positioned in in France. In the international market, at least in the Chinese market, I think this film is almost a tourist promotion film for Paris. In an adventure of a child's dream, so unremarkable, yet so perfect, Paris's incomparably stunning skyline is displayed. Especially the last section of Notre Dame de Paris, it is the best artistic reproduction of Notre Dame de Paris I have ever seen, the charming light, the peculiar shape - if I were a child, after watching the movie, I would definitely be clamoring for it. Go see that amazing place! There are also those mysterious little monsters, Gargoyle, who are usually ignored by most tourists because they are "high above".
If Woody Allen's "Paris Under the Stars" is too literary, too many historical figures and backgrounds hinder the viewing of ordinary Chinese audiences, then "Cat in Paris" is a fun, pleasing and memorable experience for all ages. The Paris travel warm-up film, I recommend a film to all friends who are going to Paris to watch!
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