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a short review
Kolby 2022-03-25 09:01:20
There may not be a common language between men and women. Men don't always understand the obvious, and it's their casual perfunctory, pretentious pot belly that drowns out women's cries. Women, on the other hand, always stray from the point and speak out of mind. Paul wanted to test his wife's fidelity, both out of doubt and as if he wanted to confirm the dark side of his heart. Camille could not tolerate being ignored by loved ones and out of place by the ambitions of men, she became aggressive, resentful and contemptuous. Facing the change of his wife, Paul had the idea of revenge, and carrying a pistol might be the worst plan. But as constantly emphasized in the Odyssey script, "killing can't bring back love", Paul didn't do it, he didn't have a strong desire, and he was deprived of the conditions for violence. But in the end, tragedy still befalls Camille and the producer. We cannot understand that this is the judgment of the gods, just like the statues of the gods that the camera keeps cutting back to, no matter what position and height they stand in. , God is just watching from the sidelines.
Extended Reading
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Ruthie 2022-02-24 08:02:09
The triple intertextuality of myth, script, and reality is brilliantly handled, self-referral begins with the director's voice on camera, and translation and co-production are ironic. The deep strings allow the fragmented mythological narrative to connect and prevent my antonioniphobia from developing. The only downside is that it takes the scriptures too seriously, and the intertext that persists to the end loses the sense of novelty, and I don't like this kind of treatment.
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Jovanny 2022-03-26 09:01:13
I watched it purely because Lang had a corner in it. There are a few very moving shots, but the whole film still makes people sleepy.
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Paul Javal: [Reading from an art book on Ancient Pornography] "I hosted a skin contest among three beauties. They asked me to be the judge. They showed me their dazzling nudity. The first had a gently curving back with round dimples. The second parted her legs, her snow white skin grew cherry red, not crimson. The third was as still as a quiet sea. Her delicate skin rippled gently, shivering involuntarily."
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Camille Javal: [Reading from a book on "Lang"] "The problem, in my opinion, is in our conception of the world. A positive view or a negative one. Greek tragedy was negative, in that it made Man a victim of Fate, as embodied by the Gods, who abandoned him to a hopeless destiny."