one day the train would come

Frank 2022-03-23 09:02:18

I heard the name of this movie for many years, only to find out that it was so early in 2003. Tuscany is sunny, just looking at the sunflowers on the cover and the faint green trees and sunshine in the distance, it must be a place where many literary and artistic youths flock to, although the title of "literary and artistic youth" was not yet available when the movie came out. One of the things I find very strange is that in 2003, I should be most in the mood to watch this kind of movie: a woman with a successful career finds herself moving to a fairyland thousands of miles away to start a new life in order to escape from the old life. In an unfamiliar place, seeing scenery that has never been seen before, speaking a bad language to communicate with the locals. I met a woman who made me look at me and moved me, I met a calm man who made me tempted, and after abandoning my tears, I completely devoted myself to living under the bright sun isolated from the world, cooking macaroni, planting sunflowers, reading and writing, and the closest people around me. People celebrate every feast.

But I didn't see this movie until 10 years later. I think I have long since lost the mood at that time to love this movie. Because I know that in this real world, there are cheating men and changing hearts, but there is no time, mood and money to buy a house with a flight ticket away from the dust. So I simply treat it as a fake and fresh and gorgeous night outing. There are not advertisements with the name of Tuscany everywhere, and even the student dormitory and downtown apartments come to join in the fun, then I would like to see how beautiful the legendary Tuscany in central Italy is. People live in Siena , Florence, pizza will say Ciao bella and what sweet things to say.

The heroine looked familiar, but later I remembered that she was playing the heroine of Unfaithful, and her eyes were still full of coquettishness. When she got off the bus full of gay tourists, the first thing that struck me was the appearance of Lindsay Duncan's Katherine. Under the black hat, a pair of moving eyes, dazzling red lips, and a completely intoxicated face. She seems to be completely living in her own enjoyment of the world, enjoying the bright sun, enjoying the little life, full of confidence, full of imagination, without any hesitation. The heroine was also moved by the figure, and went down looking for the long black dress and top hat.

There is nothing more adventurous than going to a strange place, meeting new people, speaking a strange language, starting a new life, and in Italy, nothing is more romantic. The movie uses the most gorgeous or warmest scenes, let the lovely Polish workers appear, let our heroine see the old man on the balcony with the setting sun to visit his wife, let the sunflowers against the pure blue sky cover the whole In front of the house, I listened to minor tunes, and in front of me was the Tuscany region made of bright colors, and if you remember, there are also the halo of Raphael, Da Vinci, Dante and Michelangelo. , is undoubtedly the most complete part of the film.

In the end, Frances finally met him. If ten years ago, this must have been the most romantic scene I can think of to meet him. In the backstreet of the old city in Europe, the heroine trot all the way, maybe fell, maybe panicked, Then on the stone road, at the door of the small cafe, I bumped into him like this. Although I already know that this possibility is really much smaller than the possibility of winning the jackpot tomorrow, finding a job the day after tomorrow, and getting married the day after tomorrow, I still don’t mind having fun in those few dozen minutes. Experience this kind of romantic bridge that only appears in novels and movies. Just bumped into a person, looked at each other, time stopped, and then kept looking back, smiling, and tacitly approaching each other, as if the previous life had already made an appointment. There are sweet gelato on the beach at sunset, gorgeous fishing village in the distance, as well as champagne and long dresses, walking on the beach barefoot, which woman will refuse all this.

To walk through such an indescribably beautiful dream again, after all, it was the dream of a little girl ten years ago. The reality has long been mottled and withered. There is no one who will come to you in tacit understanding, no courage to buy a villa with a lot of money, no simple partner with clear eyes, but you can still find so much beauty in the bits and pieces. For example, the wedding is not yours, the children are friends, but you are still happy because you can see some simple joy and love. Then, you still have to wear a fancy dress and keep the heart of the child. If you are lucky enough, you may meet the person who has a tacit understanding. Even if the luck is not good enough, there is still the mood to be intoxicated in the fountain.

"They say they built the train tracks over the Alps between Vienna and Venice before there was a train that could make the trip. They built it anyway. They knew one day the train would come."

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Under the Tuscan Sun quotes

  • Katherine: Regrets are a waste of time. They're the past crippling you in the present.

  • Frances: Do traffic lights mean anythng around here?

    Marcello: Sure. Green light - avanti, avanti. Yellow light - decoration.

    Frances: What about red light?

    Marcello: Just a suggestion.