In the end you are alone

Daphne 2022-07-05 12:00:22

On the first night, you rejected desire and chose...



In 1957, Mastroianni, who had not been sculpted by Fellini and Antonioni, came to the small city of Venice. Just to pass the time looking for a prostitute, he saw Maria on an unnamed bridge, a woman weeping in a low voice on that bridge, he thought that was his target, and then he coughed smartly, but soon he Found his mistake in judgment, but when he saw her beautiful face, he decided to go after her.

You see, he is so easy to fall in love with someone. Mastroianni wanted to send home this grieving woman, whose name he didn't know yet. And they made an appointment at this time the next day, or this bridge, and they would see each other again.

He forgot what he was here for, to have fun and pass the time. However, he was in love, to be precise, he was in love with the woman, so he didn't even notice the black-clothed prostitute who was secretly offering him a favor when they were still on the bridge.

Ignored desire, no love in hand, but Mastroianni whistled excitedly and returned to the hotel.

You have an idea in your mind.


The second night you see how cruel reality is



through a game of hide and seek, but Mastroianni finds her and knows her name. But he doesn't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, because he's met the man who haunts him all night, but the woman is about to start telling her story, and the process of that story doesn't make sense to Mastroianni , but the cruelty is the end of the story. The reason she was crying on the bridge was simply because she was waiting for someone, waiting for a man.

That was the first man in Maria's life, and it was more than that, he was the spiritual opener of Maria, he showed her the outside world, and then he left, saying that in a year he would Come back, and if she's still single, they'll get married.

It was another promise, and one more day would be the deadline. She knew that he had come to Venice, but she did not dare to get the answer. Because this year, there is no news. The cruelty of reality is not only Mastroianni's pain, but also Maria's. Although she has never walked out of this small town, a year of torture has brought her to an end.

However, Mastroianni couldn't accept this reality. Although he had only known each other for one night, he had already fallen deeply in love with this woman, it was love, not attraction. And Maria also characterized him, from a suitor to a big brother. Mastroianni smiled bitterly, the woman in front of him who had no scheming always put on a very intimate gesture, he didn't know what to do. Things always go too fast, Visconti arranged for a sudden downpour, while Maria had joked that yesterday was the same wet weather but no rain.

Mastroianni took the letter she asked him to send on his behalf, then smoked silently, watching Maria who left happily, and then exhaled white smoke in the dark night.

The black prostitute appeared again, and she asked Mastroianni to light her cigarette, but when the match went out, Mastroianni left again, went to the other side of the bridge, and tore the letter to shreds.

Love is always selfish.

Emiliana Torrni sang sadly: I'll just stay awake till the morning.



If this is the third night



, Mastroianni caught a cold and thought he had forgotten everything.

He decided to have a good night and leave here the next day. To him, it seems that only night is everything.

However, Venice is still too small. Mixed in the crowd, he saw the beautiful face on the glass wall of a bridal shop. He decides to run away, but just as he sees Mary, Mary finds him too.

Even at this time, he was still trying to get rid of a woman even prettier than Maria who wrote "hello" through the glass window to greet the handsome Mastroianni, but he finally turned his head and returned to the scene. beside Maria.

He didn't know why he didn't dare to face it, maybe it wasn't his fault at all. Maybe it was just a joke, he didn't dare to tell her that he didn't send that letter, but she was so happy, it was a flashback before the collapse, and he knew it too.

Since he is going to be crazy once, then he will let it go for the time being.

In the bar, Mastroianni discovers the horrific fact that she doesn't love him at all.

Noisy, music, dancing.

He murmured his story alone, without love, without caring, he could only pass the time in the bar, numbing himself. Or find some women to fill their excess energy.

But this is the most poignant scene in the whole movie. Maria, who was quietly telling Mastroianni her story on the bridge the night before, happily looks around at new people and things. She did not pay attention to the person who was speaking, she only saw the joy of her temporary oblivion.

She said at least now I can talk to people that I dance.
He said at least I was happy.

Although Mastroianni knew that she did not love him, but these three nights, Mastroianni had become more and more unable to extricate himself, and he finally stretched out that hand, trying to grab the string of the kite. However, after ten o'clock, the music and the crowd disappeared, the hysterical Maria returned, and she ran towards the bridge frantically.

We couldn't hear the sound of the film, but the figure who was chasing out became more and more sad.

The scars in Mastroianni's heart made him lose control too, he gave up and took the black-clothed prostitute who came out every night and left.

This is Dostoevsky's story, this is Visconti's layout, and they won't settle for just such a bump.

Mastroianni, who regained his sanity, cast off the whore in black, the one who had always liked him. Returning there with the trauma of fighting with hooligans, Maria, who was heartbroken and disappointed to the end, walked towards him.

Although it was almost over, the director gave them enough time. Confession, love words, swaying, boating, bridges and bridges, and snowflakes all over the sky. But from the time they rowed into the crowd of beggars, everything was unnatural, and the snow behind us became more and more gorgeous, and we felt more and more uneasy.

In fact, when Mastroianni told her that he was just like you at the time, it was already a tragedy. Even a happy ending is also a tragedy. There is no happiness in unequal love. The black prostitute is like Mastroianni, Mastroianni is to Maria, and Maria is to the man. The dog has the bone in his mouth.

They made promises to each other, and Mary called him dear, supported each other, and walked slowly.

Then, Maria saw him, the one who was far away, the one who had been gone for a year. Make a choice, run to that person, and then come back and say goodbye.

Mastroianni burst into tears, knowing that he was still alone.

He couldn't blame others, but, after all, he was alone.

If Maria had met him first, maybe everything would have been different.

I was born before you were born, but when you were born, I was already old.



Sun Na said to Lin Jiandong, remember, the person who loves you the most is always yourself.

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Le Notti Bianche quotes

  • Natalia: I've loved him for a whole year. I've never been untrue. Not even in my thoughts. But it all means nothing to him. May God be with him. I want to forget him.

  • Mario: I wish I could make you fall asleep, like the character in the fairy tale, who'll only wake up on the day she is to find happiness. I'll be like that for you too. One day you'll wake up and find that it's a lovely day. The sun will be shining and everything will be fresh and clean. What once seemed impossible will seem simple and natural. Don't you believe me? I'm sure of it. And it'll be soon. Perhaps even tomorrow.