Sarah Waters' Boundaries

Hester 2022-11-18 14:54:37


Sarah Waters is my favorite female writer. This movie is based on her novel "The City of Jingke". I can't even describe my love for her in words. Will praise her with words full of screen (of course, the lack of words can only make me repeat one sentence is that I love her~~~ Ha)

produced by the British BBC film, its shooting techniques, color, framing, it is me I have never seen a movie before (really, I really don’t see this kind of thing), I admit that I was shocked. I watched three of her movies at a time, but this one is my favorite.

Nineteenth-century London, hats, skirts with high curves held up by skirts, and handsome men's lace shirts, large countryside, and dark streets, just the picture makes my heart move. The first half of the movie is lyrical and soothing, and of course I waited for the heroines to develop to their climax, yes, they did reach their climax in the end, but I never imagined that the climax would be like this! On the carriage, Maud's suddenly indifferent and arrogant face, Su's hesitant expression and the shock when he was caught, the desperate cry was not only what she shouted, but I even heard: how can this be, how can this be really this.

This is the charm of Waters, she can turn a lie into a beautiful flower, stinging people, stabbing into the flesh, but unwilling to pull it out. Her charm is also reflected in the collision of contradictions and the incredible combination of reality, the collision between the thief and the lady, and the lady was raised by her uncle as an assistant to compile pornographic books, pornography, and the pure white pigeon in Su's eyes. collision. It hurts the eyes of people who are stabbed. I feel sorry for Maud and Su.
Su repeated in the mental hospital over and over again, I am Susan, Susan. . . Until the end: I am Maud. She loves her and she hates her, does it matter? Su's enthusiasm, love for Aunt Susan, heart palpitations and even hatred for Maud, her stubborn eyes look like a fool to a gentleman, from you are my white dove to your fucking bitch, it's just a moment between.

Su changed clothes for Maud, taught her to dance, and grinded her teeth.
It is about human nature. It seems that there are no boundaries in Waters's writing. People are vague but clear. She has no obvious love or hate for her characters. They have darkness and sunshine, lies and Reality, collision can arouse sparks and passion, and it can even arouse people's moving.

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Fingersmith quotes

  • Maud Lilly: Please don't touch me, stifle me, smother me... pretend to love me.

    Mrs. Sucksby: Pretend?

  • Richard 'Gentleman' Rivers: [to Maud] You think life is hard with money? You should try it without!