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first love city
Kay 2022-03-24 09:02:07
The word city always carries a variety of adjectives. The film describes Rome, but it is not a portrayal of other cities. A city with a profound historical background is always full of ironic contradictions in the development of the materialistic era. Just like the description in the film, tourists with curiosity and interest, Romans who seem to have no interest in everything; artists who do not know what resonance is, and playwrights in order to get the approval of their sweethearts; sober enough to write The writer who can’t find a way out of writing 1 novel and the mistress of the party leader who has written 11 novels; the hypocritical rehearsal before the funeral and the writer’s crying when he lifts the coffin; paintings and locks made from the crying of girls Art behind the heavy gates; and of course the most touching contrast between hypocritical bishops and devout saints. Just like a writer's first love, it started with sweetness, but ended without a hitch, but compared to the short-lived cry of the first love's husband, the author's revisiting the hometown reminded him of the beauty of his first love. Just like Maria said "You know why I only eat the roots of plants?----Because the roots are important". Rome is the root of the author and the root of the director's heart. So in the end, the author is ready to write a novel, maybe he still hasn't found something more beautiful, but he doesn't care anymore, it's just a trick, the director also gave a lot of shots to various views of Rome. In their hearts, Rome still has la grande bellezza.
Extended Reading
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Jep Gambardella: To this question, as kids, my friends always gave the same answer: "Pussy". Whereas I answered "The smell of old people's houses". The question was "What do you really like the most in life?" I was destined for sensibility. I was destined to become a writer. I was destined to become Jep Gambardella.
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Jep Gambardella: Madame Ardant!
Fanny Ardant: [after a long pause] Bonne nuit.