Revisiting "Girlfriend's Boyfriend"

Clementine 2022-12-18 19:30:23

Eric Rohmer's films have always been my favorites.

Not long ago, I revisited the "Girlfriend's Boyfriend" again, and I really can't get enough of it. The tone and rhythm of the film are still full of Rohmer's style, with casual, ragged dialogues, trivial life fragments, French sentiment and outfits, and a tangled and free and easy coexistence of love.

The men and women in the movie are always involved in all kinds of love, and they export their own theoretical system without any scruples. This movie implies the director's little humor and little "scheme", and the couple's color matching at the end is evident.

The seemingly bland plot, but undercurrents surging in the conversations of all walks of life. Love is inherently an unstable thing, and it is easy to be tempted by emotions, and it is easy to fall into the illusion created by self, and in the end, you will be sad and hurt yourself.

Fortunately, in the end, both of them recognized what they were thinking, and after piercing the emptiness of imagination, what they got was to sincerely face the love that suits them.

Love is always blind, but love can always return to its place, and the right people will meet eventually. Everyone has their own characteristics and background. The ideal object in your fantasy may not actually complement you or make you feel comfortable. Don't think it's your own problem at this moment, because when you really meet the right person At the same time, you will find that everything you have and everything he has are firmly inlaid together like cogwheels.

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  • Alexandre: If you must know, I like slender, rather tall girls.

    Lea: Blondes or brunettes?

    Alexandre: Brunettes. With smooth, light, slightly tanned skin. They really attract me. Especially when they have big eyes and silky lashes.

    Lea: Cut it out. You promised not to lay it on!

    Alexandre: I'm not laying it on! You asked what my type was! You're much closer than Adrienne to my ideal. You've always attracted me. But fate was against it.

    Lea: Fate! You control yours, don't be modest!

    Alexandre: You're wrong! I don't like to push. I'm no Romeo. The fact is, girls like me! It's given me bad habits. It can be a disadvantage. They seek me out, so I just relax. Means I don't always wind up with the best. If I like a girl, I'll meet her sooner or later... Better later then too soon. Take us... I'm glad I met you now, not 6 months ago. We're both available...

    Lea: Stop it! What's available mean? And I don't like your kind of guy. I like to be wooed!

    Alexandre: You were with Fabien!

    Lea: You should have been insanely jealous.

    Alexandre: Who says I wasn't?

    Lea: Actions talk! You should've done something wild!

    Alexandre: Let's run away. I'll kidnap you!

    Lea: That's not so wild. And I said no!

    Alexandre: I heard yes.

    Lea: It meant no.

    Alexandre: I'll think of something wilder... Come live with me! You've even got your bags! My place's too big for me alone.

    Lea: When you're alone!

    Alexandre: I'm alone now.

    Lea: I'm going to my folks'. They're expecting me.

    Alexandre: Call them back!

    Lea: They're asleep.

    Alexandre: So they're not waiting up!

    Lea: I might move in with you, but not now. We've known each other 6 months, so wait 6 more months. During that period, you mustn't date anyone else. Then maybe I'll let myself be wooed!

    Alexandre: I accept. But you mustn't date anyone, either.

    Lea: That suits me fine!

    Alexandre: 6 months is a bit long. How about 6 days?

  • Adrienne: It's funny, I can't see you a bureaucrat. That's what you are though. You should be in the arts. You never wanted to paint, or write?

    Blanche: I've no talent. Even if I did... I'm not sure I'd want to do it for a living. Art for me is pure pleasure. Contemplating... it is enough.

    Adrienne: I can understand that. It's just that... In your office, they're all bureaucrats, Real ones! It's a bad environment. All they think about is rank... climbing the ladder... spending their lives... stepping over people. They don't even think about work... much less love! I know what I'm talking about!