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| The special promotional film for the French CIIE |
1905 Film Network The third CIIE has closed on November 10th, and the French who have never been absent once again seduced the stomachs of Chinese friends with food. In the eyes of the world, French romance always represents an enviable way of life: manor, food, wine, love.
In the farm, the sun pours unreservedly, sheep and horses shuttle slowly, and the winding river glows with sparkling luster. In the market, people chatted on the street corners, men were playing with iron balls, and women were choosing flowers and food of the day. Therefore, they prefer the slow pace of country time to the busy and complicated urban life. Wherever the breeze blows, there is warmth.
The famous French writer Marcel Pagnol published four works of "Childhood Memoirs" ("Father's Glory", "Mother's Castle", "Childhood Memories" and "Time of Love" when he was in his sixties. Success, the work was subsequently designated as a must-read by the French Ministry of Education. With a humorous style, he recalls his childhood and youth from the perspective of a child. The lines between the lines are full of Provence poetry and nostalgia for his family. The two old French films recommended by
today are slowly unfolding in Provence's poetry.
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| from left to right: "Father's Glory" and "Mother's Castle" poster |
"Father's Glory" and "Mother's Castle" sisters tell the warm story that happened in the small mountain village of Provence in the early 20th century. They were adapted from the prose autobiographical novels "First Crossing the Sunny Sky" and "Goodbye to the Sunny Sky" by the famous French writer Marcel Pagnol about childhood anecdotes.
These two French films are like freshly ground coffee, bursting with fragrance, savoring slowly, and the whole heart is full of delicate and romantic feeling. director Yves Robert used a first-person flashback technique to tell us a heartwarming and touching story of a middle-class family in southern France.
The taste of childhood is innocent, beautiful and happy. The trivial story of in "The Glory of Father" is simply like some small things happening around us.
The Marcel family and uncle's family in "Father's Glory" rented a villa for summer vacation in the rustic Provence area. This story hides the shining fragments of Marcel's childhood.
Children grow up freely and happily, and meet new friends on the journey... "Father's Glory" shows more of a growth comedy that makes people feel happy. But life can't always stage a comedy. The sister article "Mother's Castle" still continues the joy of the previous article and the joy of childhood, but at the end it falls into sad memories and tells the meaning of life deeply and tenderly.
At the beginning of the film, the low and lyrical music sounded slowly, and the flowing melody accompanied ProvenceThe beauty of the drunk floating heart.
Marcel’s father is an upright and knowledgeable elementary school teacher, and his mother is a beautiful and intelligent tailor. He has a cute and naughty brother and a sister who is still waiting for feeding in his mother's arms.
Marcel loves the hills of Provence where he spent his childhood vacation with his family. Although did not meet the magical experience of wizards or elves during the wonderful trip during the holiday, the harvest is indeed an indelible childhood memory. is in the hills, where there is not only the beauty of Provence.
has a good friend Lili shouting to himself in the valley.
has the memory of playing with the proud "little princess" Isabel, also has the memory of the family’s love on Christmas night ... happy times are always fast, and the mother feels the child’s reluctance to live in the country. Planned a weekend vacation plan.
In order to save family expenses, the family worked tirelessly every weekend carrying large and small bags between the city and the mountains. And the turning point of the story lies in the key that can take shortcuts.
Father Joseph obtained the official key from the student who was the canal supervisor, and everyone walked along the castle by the canal, greatly shortening the journey to the holiday cottage. Every time crosses the canal, it is like an adventure.
But in this thrilling journey, they met a kind earl and a friendly farmer who took care of the orchard, which made this short 24-minute thrilling trip full of warmth. However, unexpectedly, at the last moment when they passed the last castle, they were caught by a supervisor who would not be as friendly as the people they had met before.
As the father of a public official thought he would lose his job because of this, the family began to consider livelihood issues. Late at night, the father and mother confessed that they had hidden 780 francs of railway bonds in the map book, and the mother also told his father that they had saved 210 francs from the money his father gave every morning. Marcel, who overheard his parents talking, lay on the bed and calculated that he still had 7 francs, and his brother Paul had 4 francs, which was 1,001 francs in total.
In the most difficult moment, the hearts of the family are closely linked. In the end, the matter was solved satisfactorily.
In these ordinary little things, the protagonist gradually grows. Time passed, making the wheel of life run like a windmill. As the movie said: "Happy times are overwhelmed by indelible sadness."
After his parents passed away, Marcel grew up and opened a film company and bought the one that once humiliated his father. The old castle and soil filled with childhood memoriesLand... Whether it is "Father's Glory" or "Mother's Castle", the movie seems to be a light-hearted tune, with no obvious climax and no mighty grand narrative.
seems to be a narrative of daily trivial matters, but it arouses people's aftertaste and thinking about the eternal theme of human nature and destiny. At the end of the movie, the picture freezes in the tearful, warm smile in the mother's eyes.
French films full of French tenderness are always deep and gentle shining with the humanistic spirit. As the film said: "A person's life is probably like this. The only bit of joy passed away in a hurry, replaced by an unforgettable sadness."
However, frames of beautiful pictures tell the story. So, even if life encounters misfortune, we must see the beauty of life and love life. At 22:00 on November 12, the movie channel will broadcast "Mother's Castle" for you, and feel the romance and warmth brought by French style together!
