falling leaves

The film tells the story of a sister (Vera) and a brother (Alexander) who travel from Greece to Germany in search of a father they have never met. The Greek director Theo Angelopoulos made the film real with plenty of long takes and fixed cameras. The truth makes people feel cruel, the two children just want to find their father, and the grayness of human nature on the road makes them tired, only Orestis makes them feel the slightest warmth, they are fluttering like leaves, out of the big tree , wants to run to the earth, but is always blown by the strong wind. After trying again and again, the siblings finally boarded the train to Germany. Without tickets, they slept on the floor of the carriage. The ticket inspector found them and drove them off the train. Under the police's questioning, Vera spoke of her uncle. And their uncle didn't want to accept the two siblings, and even told the fact that they were illegitimate children behind their backs. This is the beginning of the tragedy, which has left an introduction for the subsequent plot. However, Vera does not believe. For the first time, the sister and brother felt that people were so hypocritical, which made people feel cold. The train went on, and they evaded fares to get on the train again, and Alexander often dreamed of his father, which supported their beliefs. Siblings are always so lonely, listening to carols in front of the church, a couple is having a wedding, and a horse is dying outside the church, Alexander cried very sadly, but, who can save it? The newlyweds happily sang and walked past the siblings, and no one paid any attention to the sadness in front of them. Orestes and his touring troupe were the ones who really cared for them along the way, and the director used fixed long shots to show the troupe's appearances, It feels sad and heavy. When the troupe speaks their lines on the beach, they are beautiful and isolated from the world. Although reality no longer accepts them, they are still working hard. Vera is a stubborn and persistent girl. She firmly believes that her father is in Germany. For this hope, she took her younger brother to taste the bitterness of life. After meeting Orestis, this falling leaf may not fall on the ground, but After all, it was docked on another big tree. But when the wind of fate blew up, I had to rely on it so I let go of my vigilance. The cloth covered by the big truck covered the driver's abhorrent deeds to Vera, and Vera could only stare blankly at the blood in her hands. Disheartened, he took his younger brother back on the road. Later, she turned to Orestis for help. At this time, she understood that she liked him, but she had lost the most important thing. What is impressive is that when Vera and Orestis finally parted, Vera cried and made people feel distressed. The 360-degree camera truly reflected the expressions and emotions of the two, and the backs of the sister and brother were empty at night. The road of one person looks extremely desolate, these two leaves set sail again, and there are more trials and tribulations ahead for them. The whole movie is shrouded in a light and sad blue tone, with the rendering of the background music, dedicated to our cruel society, the evil of human nature is fully expressed in the movie, and the movie name is taken from the sister and brother and Austrian. A piece of film that Restis picked up in the days when they were together. There seems to be some scenery in the film, but it is not clear. At the end of the movie, the siblings woke up in the fog, they arrived in Germany, ran to the trees in the fog, and the leaves returned to their hometowns. Fortunately, they have a vague and perhaps a happy ending. I don't want to investigate whether they are dead or not. Life is so difficult, so don't expose some things.

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