knew the movie very early on, of course, not so much the movie as the name of the movie. The movie's name is romantic and impressive, but I've never seen it. Later, CCTV6 was broadcast very late, but I still finished watching it in one go.
A young colonel of the Italian hussars is trapped in France, where cholera is raging. The plague spreads like a terrifying specter over the whole area. The crows become the symbol of death. In the film, the place where the crows haunt is the death haunt , black crows pecking around dead bodies of cholera. In the sky of the city, black crowds of crows are circling.
The plague has caused endless terror. Under such extreme conditions, people's psychology has become fragile, suspicious and crazy. After a long journey, the male protagonist washes his face by the pool. Because he washes his handkerchief in the water, the crazy crowd thinks it is poisoning, and the people who lose their minds plan to hang him. Fortunately, there are always a lot of chaotic things happening in this chaotic era. The official in charge of approval just ran for his life at this time, and the protagonist escaped easily. The protagonist has to hide on the roof all the time to escape the attack of crazy people.
Here's an interesting plot design intriguing. Several Austrians who hunted down the protagonist tracked the protagonist to this crazy city afflicted by cholera. As a result, they were treated as alien spreaders of the disease and were killed by the mob for no reason. A cat with a dead owner snuggled into the protagonist's arms like a spoiled brat. The cat's attitude toward people and the person's attitude toward people show two extremes here.
In order to hide from the rain, the hussars on the roof jumped into a room where the heroine was taken in by Juliet Binoche. Juliette Binoche showed extraordinary composure and wisdom. Facing the sudden intrusion of strangers, she did not have the panic and fear of ordinary people, which made her stand out immediately. With such a woman and Juliet Binoche's demeanor and temperament, how can one not make people feel excited?
After a separation and a chance encounter, the hero helps the heroine break through the quarantine area guarded by soldiers. Two people galloping on the field, the scene is beautiful, it should probably belong to one of the classic scenes in the history of film.
After a series of twists and turns, like the plot of all suspense films, the biggest crisis always occurs in the safest place. The two came to an area that was not affected by the plague. The hero and heroine who sheltered from the rain overnight in the country castle should have broken up, but the heroine fell ill at this time. The cure for cholera, which the hero learns from the country doctor, is used many times in previous episodes, but it never really saves a single person. At this time, is this method still effective? It turns out that what works is love. The hero did not give up treatment because he saw no hope. Finally, this method worked. The last cholera patient in this story was cured.
The story and characters seem to be perfect, but the film's final monologue is unconvincing. The premise of the monologue is that if the heroine plans to go to Italy to find a male protagonist, then her 66-year-old husband will agree to break up the engagement. The ending is too abrupt and the lack of foreshadowing ahead makes the monologue pale and unconvincing.
But in general, this film is called a classic indeed well-deserved reputation, especially Juliette Binoche's performance is natural and impressive. The scenery in the film is also very beautiful. Except for the scenes showing the corpse, the colors and tones of the whole film are very comfortable.
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