escape and return

Bethany 2022-03-24 09:02:36

If not for that war, this might be the story of a beautiful woman living happily in a beautiful art capital. Maria, at first glance, is a delicate woman, with brown sunglasses and a decent suit, although only the owner of a small clothing store, she feels Mozart-esque elegance, like an artist, and it will make people forget her age. Thinking that such a person should have a romantic and wonderful life. Like the dance at Maria's wedding, like a violin played by Maria's father, and like the dazzling necklace that Aunt Maria loved most.
Without that slaughter and looting.
Maria was far away from her parents, away from her country, away from all her memories. Just because of the unease and jealousy that her nation has imposed on some of her people, some irrational and logical hatred and confrontation, and persecution under the interests of war.
This memory line of Maria, who is interspersed in the recovery of the famous painting, is wonderful and ingenious, and it allows us to see an era.
Return, as Maria says in the film, to return an item to its original condition.
Fortunately, finally, the painting came back. Sadly, those lost families can't come back in the days of Zuo.
The most exciting part of the film is to pull aside the hard shell of reality and calm. Through the scene of singing and dancing, we cruelly and calmly let us see the blood and escape at the second station.
Behind the judgment and restitution is the recognition and reflection of history, which is not something that everyone in every country can do.

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Woman in Gold quotes

  • Pam Schoenberg: Your mom called again this morning. She wants you to visit the Holocaust memorial when you're there.

    Randol Schoenberg: She mentioned it already, seven times.

    Pam Schoenberg: Well, she said to do it in honor of your great grandparents.

    Maria Altmann: Siegmund and Kamilla. She had the most beautiful eyes, you know, enormous - like an owl.

  • Hubertus Czernin: Mrs. Altmann, your Aunt is around this corner. Are you ready for the reunion? Rightly or wrongly, she's become imbedded in Austria's identity. A national icon. Adele has become part of the country's pysche.

    Maria Altmann: Aunt Adele.