I quickly finished reading this novel in the library a month ago, and regretted not capturing the inspiration in time. After watching the movie, what I wrote down is all fragmentary memories.
The above picture records are several descriptions of the image of "dream" that I wrote down while reading the novel. I have to admire how moving and heart-wrenching Zweig described the ups and downs of the characters' hearts and the delicate emotions arranged in layers. After I read it, I felt like I was also a member of the novel, watching the encounters and interactions between men and women again and again.
The effect of the black and white film is very good, and it presents the European style and life taste of that era very well. Lisa's frown and smile touched my heart, and her beauty made me feel distressed.
Lisa's life may be a tragedy in the eyes of our audience, but for Lisa herself, this really couldn't have been a better ending. I have loved a person so hard in my life, and I am desperate to get close to him and raise their common descendants for him without any regrets. I even envied her a little, turning her short life into a poignant painting.
I habitually read movie reviews before watching a movie, and I felt quite emotional when I saw a sentence: "Maybe, I love you, it really has nothing to do with you". After reading both the novel and the movie, this feeling is intensified. I love you, it has nothing to do with you, you don't need to know, but I wish you knew.
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