The movie highlights the theme of motherhood and women's growth in such a violent way. It is very shocking. The process of Irina tying up the child and pushing her down again and again reminds me of Matsuko's life. The way of telling children how to get up and fight back again and again when the weak characters become strong. Director Tonadore's way of telling the story, the rhythm, and the handling of the shots are also my favorite as always. One line is the normal timeline, and one line unfolds suspense through fragmented memory fragments. It always felt like something was going to happen, like that swirling staircase that rolled all the characters together. The deepest impression on the camera is the segment in the room at 85 minutes. At the moment when three people are in the same shot, I believe everyone is in a state of nervousness.
In the end, the conversation between Elena and the child was very distressing. Elena: "If you quickly learn to write letters, we can write a lot of letters to each other, and then you will tell me what it is like to be a woman." Child: "You should I know." Elena: "I was so dizzy with life... I didn't even realize it."
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