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The painter in the film and television works is a symbolic representative of the artist's image. In the cultural urban space, he uses his heroic image of an adventurer and a lonely cowboy, in the form of personal freedom and social organization (family, relatives and friends). walk through the contradictions. The biographical film focuses on several of the most famous painters: Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Picasso, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Goya, and others. These painters are either unparalleled geniuses or unrecognized failures by society, while famous masters such as Degas, Monet, Manet, Gourbet, Delacca and Sezana have never been successful. Less than the favor of film and television works. Painters are individualists, poets or swingers, portrayed as geniuses. Indulged all day in his solitary (standing alone in front of the canvas) creation (close-up on his paintbrush hand), his unworldly, eccentric (self-righteous, contempt for others), disturbing, She is romantic and suave (loves women), full of childlike interest (a series of dreams), and often faces the complexities of society in the loneliness of the studio (faces female models alone) and is able to remain undisputed in the world. He can be amiable or repulsive. In this film, the painter has almost all of these characteristics. The painter on the screen is an uncontrolled figure, and his counterpart is the dealer. Art dealers are often scheming, brazen, and smuggled in high society. But the painter on the Montmarre Heights played by Jean Gaban in "Through Paris" is a representative figure of the combination of painter and dealer. In fact, the painters on the Montmarre Heights only seek to make a living, and it is difficult to become a master painter.

The story of the film takes place in a hot summer in the south of France. In the quiet and shady castle of an old painter, Mariana walks in barefoot in a dress and sandals. She became the model of the old painter, which was not her original intention at all. When she knew that her boyfriend, the art dealer, and the old painter decided to use her as a model after discussion to complete the paintings they were looking for, she showed anger and resistance. . As soon as she entered the castle, she felt that she was about to be in some kind of dangerous situation. The posture of her arms folded was an attempt to protect herself and resist the psychological reaction of being plundered. There is no suspense, no violence, but it makes people feel that there are turbulent undercurrents under the calm water, and the whole film will make people feel breathless.

It is true that this sexy sunny beauty is a woman with a strong sense of autonomy. When she discussed the fate of women with Lizi, the hostess of the castle, she obviously did not agree with the choice of the painter's wife to give up herself completely and depend on her husband. She believes that women should be self-reliant and control their own destiny.

Mariana gradually became passive and active in the painter's creation, and she was also attracted by the charm of painting. In the artist's creative process, the director showed Lizi's worries and Nicola's jealousy in front of the audience, which can be described as vivid and exciting. However, nothing happened, not even the expected painting, and the viewer only saw the old painter seal it up in the studio walls. "For a good work, the canvas should be bloody." This cautionary quote made by the old painter before painting allows us to imagine how breathtaking this work should be. In the end, the artist showed just another work. In the bright sunshine outdoors, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The wife and her husband smiled tacitly. The painter and the dealer began to discuss the price. The young Nikolay was confused and was painted Afterwards, the haggard Mariana could not be relieved.

"A good work, the canvas should be bloody." This sentence seems to be a portrayal of the painter's wife. She used to be the model of the old painter. In order to follow him, she gave up her studies and career and now lives in seclusion with the old painter in the castle. He lives a peaceful life in his spare time and enjoys making taxidermy animals in his spare time. Years make people grow old. Although the beauty of the past still exists, it is already a thing of the past. The old painter can no longer find creative passion from her. She knows that her life and blood have become blood on the canvas. Her hobby of taxidermy is also bloody. The process of making specimens is also to drain, sew, and embalming a fresh life in order to preserve their beauty forever. Taxidermy is an eternal art that achieves solidification at the expense of flesh and blood. How similar are the fates of the painter's wife and Mariana Nel!

Born in August 1963 as Mariana, Emmanuelle Bea is an active actor in film, television and theatre. Her father is an Egyptian Jew who has been engaged in music, composing and singing all his life, and her mother is an Italian Greek. In 1991, he performed well in Jacques Rivette's "Disgusting Beauty", which was well received. Emmanuelle is almost the soul of the whole movie, not only her graceful figure is fascinating in the film, but her performance also has the purity of a girl. In 1995, she was invited to the United States to participate in the Hollywood super production, and co-starred with Tom Cruz and Jean Reno in "Mission Impossible". Although this film was a great success, Emmanuelle did not like the so-called "Hollywood spirit". Quickly returned to France to star in writer films and plays. In addition to winning the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Gamquan Manon" in 1987, he also won the Best Actress Award for "A French Woman" at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1995 and the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival in 2002. Silver Bear Award for Individual Artistic Contribution.

From 1996 to 2006, she served as a UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador for ten years, and in 2002, she received an international diplomatic passport issued by the United Nations. In 2003, 40-year-old Emmanuelle appeared nude on the cover of "Elle", her body was still so perfect that she did not let the 28-year-old girl in the slightest. In recent years, Emmanuelle has been relentlessly active in humanitarian causes, capitalizing on her celebrity.