"Landscape in the Fog" is the third An Zhe movie I've seen. His movies always make me inexplicably familiar and moved. Until this one, I didn't understand the reason.
His characterization and sensitivity to the environment.
An Zhe's films always capture the ups and downs between heaven and earth. He likes to use a big perspective to build the overall feeling of the environment. In his videos, you can see the snow and mud, feel the wind passing from the sea, and the waves brought by the waves. The bleakness of the pavement.
All the subtle feelings of the environment are transformed into a fine description, which is solidified for a long time until you experience the charm. So, he will use a fixed camera to shoot an empty door, an old man who plays the piano comes in, salutes calmly, and then starts to play a piece of music, An Zhe is so patient to describe all this, until you notice the glass behind the old man The window, the light on the glass window, and the brightness and sadness brought by those window grilles. Then, the shop owner would suddenly break in, break into a certain mood that the director led us into, he came from outside the painting, he was part of the narrative of the film, he interrupted the poetry, but it was also part of the overall poetry of the film.
Scenery is an important element of all An Zhe's films, and he made the story of "people walking between heaven and earth (wandering)". The activities of people between heaven and earth constitute a drama, which is a complex feeling. One of An Zhe's descriptions of this kind of walking (wandering) is a long shot, like a person's gaze, gazing at a scene, in the scene. Some people come and some people go, constructing an infinite "spatial drama" in a limited time.
There is a long shot in the film where Oresti brings his sister and brother to the beach. The camera starts from the big long shot on the right. As Oresti's motorcycle moves to the left, in the long shot is a row of wandering artists. The auction costumes hung in the wind. After getting out of the car, Oresti asked why the costumes were sold, who made the decision, and then ran to the van to find "Grandpa" (probably the head of the troupe), At this time, three people appeared in the lower left corner of the camera. Two of them were obviously brought to see the costumes. They walked quickly to the depths of the camera. At this time, the actor on the right side of the screen appeared, and his monologue began to sound: These gardens will be everywhere from now on. It's the waterfall, in the same courtyard, and the arsenal. The camera moved forward, and the three of them repeatedly looked back and forth at the costumes fluttering in the wind, and then the three of them walked out again along the route they had originally entered the painting. The costumes were still fluttering in the empty mirror. Oresti entered from the left side of the frame. He must have gotten a disappointing answer from his grandfather at this time. He watched the costumes silently, and then faced the troupe standing by the sea. The actor said: "I don't like funerals very much. goodbye. After crashing on the motorcycle, I said it again: Goodbye! In the distant view, only the costumes fluttering by the sea and the troupe actors standing silently.
This long shot of the seaside is like a drama, condensing and activating the fate of the downcast troupe. The sea breeze is turbulent, and the black fluttering costumes are like spirit flags, announcing the death of a troupe. Several people come and go, a few lines, A dilapidated sadness has permeated the sky and the earth. Oresti bid farewell to the troupe, but could not escape the same fate. Because soon he will also sell his beloved motorcycle, end his wandering, and go to join the army.
On the other hand, another auction scene is also composed of long shots. It is still Oresti who came to the motorcycle market with his sister and brother, and the movement direction is also from left to right. Here, An Zhe seems to be deliberately taking care of the previous article. . After explaining the environment, the camera changed. Oresti pushed the motorcycle into the picture from the left. He was patrolling, and a thin and handsome young man began to notice Oresti. The communication between the two seemed to be just a matter of It revolves around the sale of motorcycles, but there seems to be a different meaning in the gaze. Oresti, who sold the motorcycle, told the siblings that in theaters, it was usually called "the final act."
The action of "auction" is repeated several times in the film. The troupe is disbanded and the costumes are sold. Oreste joins the army and sells his freedom and motorcycle. Ulla plans to sell his body for the train ticket to Germany.
"Auction" means giving up, and when Ula understands this and has learned to accept it helplessly and calmly, she has completed the rite of passage.
2. Growth is a fog.
This is the story of a person who first met the world, the first to understand the beauty and cruelty of the world. She must experience pain before she can grow up.
Ulla and Oreste were dancing on the beach, and while staring, she suddenly understood her secret, Ulla ran away suddenly, this was her first time, she couldn't bear the heartbeat at this moment, and the shadow of that bloody palm was Flashes in my mind, this life experience, this kind of excitement, sweet loneliness, terrible sadness, only the sea breeze can calm down a little.
The beauty and cruelty of the world alternate.
The dream was shattered in that dark tavern, and two people who had a tacit understanding in the motorcycle market went to an unknown place. In just an instant, a world shattered.
Oresti caught up, he gave her a hug in the broken world, he stroked her hair and said: Little Lone Ranger, this is the first time, the first time is always like this, when your heart keeps beating When you think you're going to break your heart because of it, that's all, it's the first experience.
Growth is a fog, youth is a swamp.
Angelopoulos said to his daughter, "If you want, you can recreate the world. Just like this, with a flick of your hand, the fog will disappear."
Ulla and her brother finally got out of the fog and saw the tree.
The color of the jacket of "Landscape in the Fog" is a light blue, which is a scene in the film. The younger brother can't walk, and the elder sister leans slightly to comfort him. The road stretches to the horizon, there is no human beings, two little figures in the vast world, silent. Just like the music in the film, the oboe is melodious, just like the beauty and desolation of this world.
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