Truffau's last subway

Amiya 2022-01-16 08:02:17


It is said that this film is the work of Truffaut in his later years. As one of the representatives of the French New Wave, this film won the French Caesar Award for best film, director, script, editing, photography, male and female protagonists, music, etc. Ten awards. When I watched the film, I didn't know that there were so many big prizes behind me. If you know, I'm afraid I will be even more disappointed.

The storyline of the film is very simple. During World War II, the German occupation of Paris, the Jewish identity of the theater owner Lucas forced him to hide in the cellar of the theater, and his beautiful wife Marion (played by Catherine Deneuve) ) Go to the front desk and maintain the theater's operations. When rehearsing a new play, the rebellious actor Bernard (played by Depardieu) joined in and rehearsed a good play until after the war.

Because the title of the film is "The Last Subway", I think it has something to do with the subway. As a result, this relationship is limited to the narration in the opening: During the German occupation, Paris began a curfew at 11 pm, and entertainment must end early. , The actors and audience can only take the last subway to go home. Then the author began to narrate casually, there were no dramatic conflicts, and no exciting and tense plots. It seemed that under the occupation of the German army, the Parisians were quite leisurely: Marion went to meet her husband in the cellar of the theater every evening or morning. There was no suspicion, no search, and at last there was a sudden and inexplicable search, and it was hastily-is it because the Germans are too stupid or the French are too sophisticated? I'm a little dizzy. What makes me even more dizzy is that the cards in this film are not arranged according to the cards. It arranges a female costumer in the film, and she often teases Depardieu with the plot. It doesn't matter, maybe it's just for adjustment, that's all, this film is arranged under World War II, it is easy and happy enough, the key is that in the end it must let everyone know that this female costume designer is actually a gay! Alas, is the new wave embodied here? It's really a wave. But Truffaut refused to let it go, and there was something that made me even more shocked. It made Marion, who met her husband in the cellar every day, to discuss how to rehearse and perform. At the end of the film, she suddenly talked to Depardieu. When I went to bed, I also claimed that it was love at first sight. I was deliberately indifferent to Depardieu in order to conceal the public. Art really is higher than reality. After going to bed like this, Marion still had a nice relationship with her husband. After the war, at the end of the film, Marion was holding her husband in one hand, and Depardieu smiling in the other. Only then did I understand that the new wave was talking about sexual liberation.

Actually speaking, this film is still very finely filmed, at least the photography award should be won, and the heroes and heroines, because the plot is designed in this way, their performance is still very faithful to Truffaut. What I am puzzled about is some small details. The reporter wanted to occupy the theater. Marion went to the propaganda department to find someone. The man he found committed suicide. Then there was no more information. It seems that the theater was not occupied. Another time, Marion acted. Suddenly vomiting before, I am familiar with this. The heroine vomited. This can only show that she is happy-but who is Truffau, he does not play the cards according to the card, so Marion vomits too. White vomiting, okay, why vomiting, she was happy to chant, she was nervous before acting; there was also a beautiful woman who always went to major theaters to send black market goods, once she stole things from theater people, Marion said, I I didn't want to call the police, so I didn't read the text and stole it; there was also a handsome left-wing guy who often connected with Depardieu. One day he was arrested suddenly and stopped mentioning it. There are so many thread ends that are not below, which makes me feel that when Truffau wrote this film, his brain was overwhelmed, and a lot of soap bubbles appeared. In the end, the bubbles were all gone, but there was still a little shadow left. People are elusive. Of course, this is a film of more than two hours. Maybe the translation directors of the motherland cut it for one to two hours drastically? I definitely don't understand it. In this case, I have to say to the dubbing director, or to the superior of the dubbing director, or to the system, yes... it's no use to say it to anyone. If I were the president of the country, maybe the president would have to listen to the Americans. In the final analysis, I have to be God, otherwise, it is difficult to think about who is who. A small film caused a lot of complaints, this is the experience.

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Extended Reading
  • Moriah 2022-03-20 09:02:36

    Unexpectedly, when I saw the drama with no words, I could only estimate it, and bury the stick and the English words into the face. Looking for 19:30 in the evening, I am still an elegant foreigner at the Art Center. The whole process becomes a trip to concentrate. To pay attention to the golden hair of the French goddess Catherine Danlu (a few exquisite translations-dew drops of the peony), like water eyes, as in the play, she is like a firefly in the dark, illuminating the two theater masters, also Light up and bury me, French romance always allows the goddess to hug left and right...

  • Elbert 2022-04-24 07:01:22

    On the other side of the occupied area, sometimes, life is not always black and white, hehe~~

The Last Metro quotes

  • Daxiat: This may sound strange coming from me, but I think your husband, Lucas Steiner, was wrong to leave France. The new anti-Israelite theater laws apply to spectators and profiteers. But your husband, Mme. Steiner, was a gem. He was the only Israelite theater director...

    Marion Steiner: You may say 'Jewish'.

    Daxiat: Yes. He was the only one to be a leader, stage director and an artist. You see, the Germans are deeply attached to culture. They don't want talented artists to leave France.

  • Raymond Boursier: [Yelling at Nadine as she gets out of a Nazi jeep] Not only are you late, you showed up with the Jerries. Jean-Loup will be pissed.

    Nadine Marsac: What do you want? I was at a dubbing session. We worked late. They offered me a ride.

    Raymond Boursier: Nothing stops you, If they had offered you a part in 'Jew Süss' you'd have taken it.

    Nadine Marsac: And how! But they didn't have a role for a French girl.