The coolest romance movie I've seen so far

Doris 2022-04-23 07:02:36

#石黑一雄# #The Remains of the Days#, which won the Booker Prize in 1989, wrote the life of the housekeeper in the famous British marquis house. It was adapted into a movie in 1993, starring Hopkins and Emma Thompson.

There are three episodes in the film that are impressive:

The butler played by Hopkins only shows fatigue twice in the film. One is the last dinner he was serving at an important meeting when his father died suddenly of a stroke. The host asked him what was wrong? Once, the housekeeper played by Emma Thomson told him that he was going to quit his job and get married. The master's godson asked him what happened?

The third memorable episode is that after 30 years, the big housekeeper drives to find the female housekeeper in order to make up for the mistakes of the year.

Under the historical background setting and traditional British values, he is an extremely textbook-like restraint, meticulous, rigorous and silent butler. A movie without love is hard to watch. Hopkins hides his emotions behind impeccable language and expressions, mistaking the film several times for his immobility and micro-expressions.

So, a lot of times, it's not what we want to do, but what we should do drives us forward?

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  • Aisha 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    Ivory's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro will definitely turn the camera's attitude towards reflexivity or self-deception, and Ivory's choice is the former. Because Ivory's image itself does not have the style of Kazuo Ishiguro. So the appearance of the classicism/image (the afterglow of the sunset, the manor in the distant view) also becomes the camera's shell to hide its ugliness. The layer-by-layer maze-like composition (especially the scene of meeting Hugh Grant) and the ringtones (montage) that imply prayer, mourning and oppression also confirm the four groups of contrasting relationships - Stevens and old Stevens, The Duke of Darlington and Stevens (two ends, the differentiation of the Duke of Darlington is Stevens) Stevens and Mrs. Kenton, and the political relationship between the pawn and the manipulator. With the help of these four groups, the reflexivity and critique of the camera is achieved—the fable of the butler under the table tiger, the tragedy of the Duke of Darlington, the trilogy of the tragedy of the maid (past tense, object and subject) is an idealist ( Another refers to the British native character) was stabbed by the realist fatal knife. Gazes (windows and car windows) are the usual process of emotional integration, implying tender grief.

  • Cielo 2021-12-31 08:02:27

    Aunt emma’s perseverance in acting has added a lot to the character’s forbearing love. It’s in the Chinese version of cav6. It makes me feel helpless if I want to complain.

The Remains of the Day quotes

  • Stevens: You know what I am doing, Miss Kenton? I am placing my thoughts elsewhere while you chatter away.

  • Miss Kenton: Look at it! Is that or is it not the wrong Chinaman?

    Stevens: Miss Kenton, I'm very busy. I am surprised that you have nothing better to do than stand around all day...

    Miss Kenton: Mr. Stevens, look at that Chinaman and tell me the truth!

    Stevens: Miss Kenton, I would ask you to keep your voice down. What would the other servants think to hear us shouting at the top of our voices about... Chinamen?

    Miss Kenton: And I would ask you, Mr. Stevens, to turn around and look at the Chinaman.