The beauty of restraint-"The Remains of the Day"

Chaim 2021-12-31 08:02:27

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

I probably knew James Ivory's name from this movie, and I liked the acting skills of Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins. The movie is not a purely love work. The love it describes does not have the romantic affair of handsome men and beauties, nor does it have an emotionally moving plot. The elegant and sincere performances of the two protagonists interpret the beauty of love's restraint. The two of them kept their feelings in their hearts during the years of communication. Even if they met again 30 years later, they each tried their best to maintain the dignity of their youth.

The film also interspersed with a political side line: during the Second World War, the manor and the diplomats and famous people of Germany, France and other countries conducted diplomatic negotiations. The "gentleman" principle strictly abided by the manor's diplomatic process, unsurprisingly, failed to effectively prevent the outbreak of war. It echoes the main line—some beautiful things have disappeared with the wind along with the times.

The Chinese translations of the movie include "Farewell to You Qingtian", "Long Days Will End", and "Leave a Trace in the Days". I like the last translation. I don't know the traces of that period of time, when Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins passed through their hearts, was it joy or sorrow for them?

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  • Miss Kenton: [about a new housemaid] You don't like having pretty girls on the staff, I've noticed.

    [teasing]

    Miss Kenton: Might it be that our Mr Stevens fears distraction? Can it be that our Mr Stevens is flesh and blood after all and doesn't trust himself?

    Stevens: [with the faintest trace of a smile] You know what I'm doing, Miss Kenton? I'm placing my thoughts elsewhere as you chatter away.

    Miss Kenton: ...then why is that guilty smile still on your face?

    Stevens: Oh it's not a guilty smile. I'm simply amused by the sheer nonsense you sometimes talk.

    Miss Kenton: It *is* a guilty smile. You can hardly bear to look at her. That's why you didn't want to take her on, she's too pretty.

    Stevens: Well, you must be right Miss Kenton, you always are.

  • Miss Kenton: I don't know what my future is. Ever since Katherine, my daughter, got married last year, my life has been empty. The years stretch before me and if only I knew how to fill them. But, I would like to be useful again.

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