The furthest distance in the world is when we are separated by air, but we can't hear each other breathing.

Golden 2021-12-28 08:01:54

The emotional climax started when Lucy and Ahmed talked about her mother's fiancé with an emotional breakdown. Halfway through the plot, it is discovered that Ahmed, who opened up Lucy's heart, is not her biological father, but one of her mother's ex-husbands. Of course, the result of Harty’s movie is only "random". The open narrative of "A Farewell" makes his movie seem to never reach the end. For him, the movie is just a scene, not the essence of problem solving. The truth is not in the direction he wants. You can think that a mother who has put her married life into a mess is not worthy of her daughter’s understanding, or a man who has left his sick wife to live with another woman is a scum, but it seems that Ahmed, the moral judge, also They did not end up innocent. The characters were caught in a dilemma again and again in the process of adjusting the pieces again and again, which is the process of getting closer to the truth. As for the cultural conflict between the West and Islam, it was completely reduced to a background trapped in "accent" and expressions. The layered narrative rhythm is very similar to "A Farewell", but the sharp and accurate emotional pain points are far away. I even believe that "A Farewell" is Fahati's babble during half a dream, which cannot be copied. Or we are all greedy movie viewers, a simple story is not enough to feed, if the culture, religion, gender and all kinds of spices are downplayed, we refuse to swallow it. As at the beginning, Maria and Ahmed communicated completely silently through the glass.
The furthest distance in the world is when we are separated by air, but we can't hear each other breathing.

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  • Ansley 2022-03-30 09:01:05

    Although the dramatic conflict is more deliberate, Fahati's paving of the details of life is really admirable.

  • Kennedi 2021-12-28 08:01:54

    Fahati’s ability to control the details is simply breathtaking, peeling away until the truth; just like the open ending of "A Farewell" makes me feel that there is still drama to watch; Bejo’s performance is just right, several bursts of drama are easy to do, but I’m more I want to watch "Adele's Life". During the film festival, the performance of the two heroines of "Adele" is a popular actress.

The Past quotes

  • Marie Brisson: Why didn't Shahryar tell me that Lucie was there?

    Ahmad: He couldn't tell you.

    Marie Brisson: Why he couldn't? He saw that I was dying from concern.

    Ahmad: He promised to her.

  • Médecin: In this situation, every certainty is a doubtful!