Val, who was cheerful by nature, took out a black and white coffee suit pot and cup, and proudly told her daughter Jessica that I had stolen it from Mrs. Barbara. The daughter smiled and said how could you do this. Val touched the cup braggingly and said that this black and white is like your character. This new set of objects was certainly not stolen by Var. This was a birthday gift she gave to the host, Mrs. Barbara, but she was not taken seriously by the hostess and entered the "cold palace." This time, after Val and Mrs. Barbara quit their job as a maid for more than ten years, they brought it to their daughter by the way.
The daughter asked Val, you quit your job, what are you going to do next. Val shrugged and said to learn massage. There will always be something to do anyway. The important thing is that you are going to take your youngest son George and put him next to me. Jessica smiled and shook her head and said mother, you are so fickle, do you want to take care of him. This is the first time a daughter called her mother in the film. She had always called "Val" directly before. Var transformed into a real mother, and there was so much bitterness, wandering and puzzled in it. Var smiled overflowingly, as if her lively and lovely grandson had come to her.
Val no longer has to take care of Mrs. Barbara's child Fabinho. Although Val has always regarded Fabinho as his own. Indeed, Fabinho also feels that Valbi's mother is still a kiss. But after all, the child has grown up and is flying to Australia to study. When people go to Loukong, Val doesn't want to serve Mrs. Barbara who has been picky about her daughter Jessica, nor does it want to serve Dr. Carlos who has been "salty pigs" to her daughter.
Yes, this "Second Mother" (2015) directed by the Brazilian female director Anna Muirati, threadedly reproduces the life of a kind-hearted, diligent and thoughtful maid. After breaking up with her husband 13 years ago, Val came to Barbara in Sao Paulo to work as a nanny. Her daughter Jessica was thrown at her hometown in northern Brazil. But my daughter hasn't seen each other in ten years, and she hasn't even made phone calls in the past three years.
The daughter's impression of her mother only rests on her imagination. When her daughter called and said she was coming to São Paulo to apply for Florida Atlantic University, Var was both excited and worried, fearing that her daughter's arrival would affect her work. After she told Mrs. Barbara, the hostess readily agreed, saying that Binho was brought up by you and let her live with you.
But the arrival of her daughter completely subverted Val's imagination and made her worry come true quickly. Since picking her up at the airport, Val felt an invisible distance between them. Life is not as "sweet" as the coconut candy brought by my daughter. The daughter thought that her mother lived in a big house and had a glamorous job, but she did not expect to be a maid for someone else's house, living in a small room that was breathless. How can a daughter appreciate the mother’s duty and care, let alone appreciate the hardening and tempering of her mother’s tolerance, let alone feel the mother’s desire to miss her daughter.
The disappointed daughter was very carefree, but was welcomed by the host, Carlos. He invited her to have a meal, drink coffee together, and talk together, not like a maid or family, as if he was a guest Carlos had invited. To make matters worse, she opened the refrigerator to steal Fabinho's ice cream, which happened to be seen by Mrs. Barbara, and the hostess was very angry. After all, Mrs. Barbara is a well-known female celebrity in the fashion circle of Sao Paulo.
What's strange is that the sick lord Carlos, this male host who was awakened by Var at 11 o'clock every morning, wished to become Jessica's pug, and he was happy when he walked around her. Jessica, who is energetic and exuding youthful heat, is like a shot of a strong heart, which revitalizes his sick body and mind. He took her around, standing in the windows of tall buildings, he couldn't help hugging her. He even stood on one leg in the lobby at home and asked her to marry him, making Jessica confused, but he immediately said that I was joking.
When Val accompanied Jessica out to find a house, and returned disappointed, Carlos was overjoyed and welcomed her to live again. At first, Jessica was able to stay in a private room, and Carlos agreed. Jessica, who has injected new vitality into Carlos, is of course not seen by Mrs. Barbara, and is slowly seen as a thorn in the eye. If it weren't for Mrs. Barbara's accidental injury, Carlos really didn't know what would happen to Jessica.
What makes Var fearful is that her daughter is against her everywhere. You go east and she goes west, never listening to her mother's advice. This is not just a generation gap issue, but also a long-term separation and sense of strangeness. Just like Fabinho lying on Val and acting coquettishly, it made Barbara angrily say to her son that you would like Val to hug you, but never want to make affection with your mother. Fabinho said, Val said I was smart, and you never said it, always blaming me.
In the film, Val always encourages Fabinho, no matter when he is upset or proud, he always smiles and tells him that handsome guy, you are the best. Late at night, Jessica, who had fallen out with her mother, came to the pool alone, and Fabinho also came over. Sisters and brothers talk heart-to-heart. Fabinho asked her if she was still a virgin and made her laugh. How could you ask such a question.
Val, who had been worried about her daughter’s problems, finally made her worry a reality. After her daughter was cold-eyed by Mrs. Barbara, and then reprimanded by Val for stealing Fabinho’s ice cream, the stubborn Jessica immediately went out with her luggage. It was raining, and my mother couldn't help it, crying Val, painful Val, thinking about where her daughter will go, where to live, and what will happen next, because tomorrow is the day of the exam.
After the rain and the weather cleared, Fabinho, who was also taking the exam, was facing the exam questions with his mother. The result was a little bit less, which made the child dejected. At this time, Val opened the door and looked like an orangutan with excitement. , Jumped and jumped, saying that my daughter passed the exam with 68 points. It's a lot, they all say so. But Mrs. Barbara said that the next second round was not so easy, and she might not be able to pass the exam.
But Val was fascinated by it. In the middle of the night, she jumped into the pool and called her daughter. Daughter, I am proud of you. Guess where I am in the pool. Val kicked the water like a child, just forgetting about it. It was really different from her previous fears, for fear that she would make a noise when she touched the cup, for fear that it would upset the hostess, for fear that she could not do well.
When Barbara rebuked her for ruining her grandmother's tray, Val became more and more impatient, and she had to find an exit. Fortunately, the daughter took a sigh of relief for her. Fortunately, I found a picture of a little boy from my daughter. It turns out that my daughter had her own child in her hometown, and she has the same life experience as her back then. Val said, daughter, how can you leave your child behind. Jessica cried and asked how I would face people and go to school if I took him. Mother heard it in her heart, so she resigned to Mrs. Barbara.
The hostess asked without raising her eyes that she felt that the salary was not enough. Val said no, Fabinho has also gone abroad, and I am of no use here. My daughter needs me, and I want to be with her. Mrs. Barbara said, then I understand. Before, Val was angry at her daughter's indifference. Did you know the suffering and pain her mother has suffered over the years, but now she is completely melted by joy. People are really fickle animals. Everything seemed to vanish.
The farewell Val was sitting in the taxi happily, full of spring breeze. This is the most refreshing moment in her life. She has never been so light or so happy. She has not only been Fabinho’s second mother. Now, she still needs to be the "second mother" of her grandson. Finally, she no longer needs to be someone else's "second mother". Finally, she can do something for her daughter instead of waking Fabinho at 7 o'clock every morning. Compensation for the long-term guilt of the daughter. She doesn't want her daughter to repeat her mistakes, she wants to be a strong backing for her daughter. She even brought a set of black and white coffee pots for the hostess. How much Val loves his daughter.
2015, 12, 21
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