If there is one word to describe this film: This is a literary and artistic Russian history book. Russia is constantly running through the film, and the accurate statement should be the Tsarist era, Tsarist Russia, the magnificent palace, the courteousness of the nobles at the ball, and the brilliant artistic achievements in the promenade (although they are all European, it is also implied here. The Europeanization of Tsarist Russia). And in the middle of these "hot", there is also "cold".
There is a famous saying in Russia: Freedom is priceless, but the price is too high. I don’t know if it refers to the fortified walls of St. Petersburg when Napoleon invaded Tsarist Russia, or the high price to be paid when the serfs were redeemed. There are only picture frames, but no paintings, and there is a coffin. Could it be filled with corpses? They just want the seeds of the oak tree, but they don't want to know that if the oak tree culture is planted, the day the tree falls is the end. Naked irony. In the promenade, there is a word that wakes people up, we defeated Napoleon, but left everything behind him, which is deafening.
Finally, after the ball was over, the guests left one after another, and a young noble lady sighed: This seems to be a dream, it is indeed like a dream. The great tsarist era is over, what is left of Russia at the end? In the end the dream ended with a door leading to the sea. "Sir, sir, it's a pity you can't stay here with me, you'll understand everything, look, surrounded by the sea, we're destined to drift forever and live forever". It is strongly recommended that you use speakers or wear headphones when watching this film. The music throughout the film is really beautiful.
Time is the historian's friend, but space is often our enemy. A sense of desolation arises spontaneously in deep beneath my surface of heart. So keeping closing eyes and running forward. Is it correct?
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