The first impression this film gave me was that there was no nonsense in 88 minutes, it was concise and powerful, rough and simple. The first shot is of an old woman with a face full of ravines appearing in a picture full of "1.34:1", singing folk songs, and the huge impact is also evident in the size of the iPad. The whole film is in black and white, the kind of black and white with extremely high saturation, and it has a coarse-grained retro style.
The direction of the narrative line, the emotional transformation of the characters, and the music played a big role. The simple folk mazurka and the jazz with fragrant temples and shadows all have strong contrasts. After being separated and mixed with multiple emotions, Chopin's hero is played inappropriately on stage, and the rushing notes are even more moving. But the charm is not something that a music novice like me can discuss. Maybe someone who knows more about music can appreciate the director's wonderful music design. Although the picture of the film is very simple and restrained, it still can't hide that kind of sophistication. There are several pictures that appropriately borrow the composition design of several famous paintings, which is even better than last year's nun Ada.
The story is not very bright, and some parts may be a bit old-fashioned, but it is so convincing. I haven't seen such a righteous love movie for a long time. Compared with last year's song and dance love fairy tale's zipper and weird and politically correct water Demon, I believe this is the love story that this era really needs. Take off the mask of hypocrisy, tear off the sultry and sweet fig leaf, and love will swallow mountains and rivers without fear.
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