A Faraway American Dream "California Dream" by the late Romanian director

Karelle 2022-11-18 23:14:16

A European country Romania, a Romanian director Christian Nemesgu, who died young at the age of 27, made this heartwarming movie "California Dreams". For Romanian movies, we may all Not unfamiliar, a "April Three Weeks Two Days" allows us to experience the Romanians' friendship, love and responsibility. This "California Dream", in the seemingly lengthy 155 minutes, interprets a different American dream. The film's slow-paced, subtle, almost-through long takes and follow-through mode, under the shaky footage, presents a thought-provoking sad story. The entire film is developed alternately by two parallel narratives, one is a black and white flashback, and the other is a normal narrative in color. The film is mixed with the different American dreams of two generations. Father Doiaru's dream is that his father's words will become reality. In 1944 in war-torn Romania, Doiaru's parents were arrested for working in a German factory. Father told Doiaru that their friends the Americans would come soon to rescue them, and when the parents were silent, a bomb fell from the sky through the roof with the sign "MADE IN USA" on it, his dream would also be It will never come true, so he wished he could have his own factory so that he could naively think that his people would not be persecuted and that his and his daughter's life would be secured, he learned English. His daughter Monica's dream seems to be more simple and simple. The room is full of posters of American Idols. She just wants to go to the United States. In her opinion, the United States symbolizes freedom, democracy, fashion, and fashion. She and The communication between fathers was limited to his father's discipline and supervision, until the Americans really came, and it was not Monica's American dream that was taken away, but the people who cared about her the most and her dearest.
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The American train came, loaded with depleted uranium bombs that bombed Kosovo, and for Doiaru, the Americans came after 55 years, loaded not with his childhood dream, but with weapons of war, as the stationmaster of the railway station , he detained the American train, in fact, he was saving countless lives, no matter it was a short 5 days, for Monica, she was so close to her dream, she was bound to pack her bags and set foot on the road American train. In the anger of her father, she got off the train angrily, and she continued to work hard to see her dream. For the rest of the town, the arrival of the Americans gave them great hopes and dreams. In their eyes, the United States represented money, fame, and the rest of the town, led by the mayor, showed the arrival of the Americans. With great joy, the mayor united the workers who resisted Doiaru's acquisition of the factory and welcomed the Americans, hoping that the Americans could make them live a better life...
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When Doiaru ran aground on the American train, Since his bottom line is the approval of the customs, and the American leading officer does not have it for the time being, when the negotiation with Doiaru failed, he was invited by the local villagers to a banquet under the leadership of the mayor, even though they had already completed it last month. The banquet was held again after a short stay by the Americans. The American soldiers were warmly received, banquets, songs and dances, women, and the American soldiers took pleasure in accepting these gifts that they are accustomed to. Naturally, Monica would not miss this opportunity. She dressed herself in what Americans liked most, and resolutely participated in this celebration, even though she did not speak the same language as Americans. The workers who resisted Doiaru's acquisition of the factory still did not forget to show off their slogans in front of the Americans. Doiaru drove there when he was worried about his daughter, but was attacked by the villagers. This was only the beginning of the contradiction. Although everyone was drunk, he awake alone.
3 Exchange Peaceful American Dream
He can drink and smoke cigars with US captains politely, watch TV, talk about war, and joke about politics, but he will never give up the bottom line of needing customs approval, even if there is the temptation of $2,000. Unconsciously, he protected the Kosovo refugees, even if it only extended their lives for five days. In the past few days, while Americans obtained Guanwen through various channels, they also enjoyed the profound hospitality of the residents of the small town. Although the language was different, the girls in the small town had their own way to communicate with the American soldiers. They communicate, even though they have limited leverage. The same is true for Monica. In the film, she has very little communication with her father who loves her the most, but she tries to negotiate with DAVID, an American soldier she likes. Andrei is an English-speaking Romanian boy who loves her deeply. Monica He handed himself over to American soldier DAVID through Andrei's translation. Even though Andrei's translation was misleading, he simply hoped that Monica would come back to his heart. The mayor leads the Americans to enjoy Romania's most advanced erotic musical performances, and brings them better girls and the most precious wine, while Doiaru still sticks to his bottom line, and his uncontrollable daughter eventually In a small hotel house with DAVID, when all the girls were abandoned by the soldiers, all the girls in the town were sober, but they had lost too much, Monica's composure, it seemed she didn't care anymore What an American dream, David is a very caring man. On the eve of leaving, he has to get the latest girl's phone number, and will call his last girl, but, in front of Monica, his All was a failure, even though Monica gave herself to him. But he will not take his feelings and dreams away from him. What he takes away is just a brief carnival memory and a smiley face drawn by Monica in his hand. Is the smiley face mocking DAVID, or America? Everyone has their own answer. The Americans are of course peacekeepers and can't do anything, but the captain of the trapped town irresponsibly instigated confrontation with Doiaru and the police at the villagers' gathering. Big, destined to defeat Doiaru. The approval letter from the customs finally arrived, the US military train to Kosovo started, and the brutal fighting began. The big truck loaded with fireworks rushed to the fire, the Americans left, and the mood of the people in the Romanian town also changed.
The whole film has been carried out in a depressing atmosphere. The shaky shots and the slightly pale language of the shots perfectly interpret the Romanian temperament. The role of Doiaru in the film is really pitiful. Against the background of the film, the character of this soul is portrayed incisively and vividly. In the part of the film that welcomes the Americans, the blackboard is written: WELL COME, obviously, this is a detail that cannot be ignored, "Okay, come on. ", this is also the resistance of the Romanians. The "good man" of the United States did nothing, but in Romania, the Romanian village gained too much, and the Romanians also lost too much. The Romanian people are kind, They also long for the development and strength of their own country, so they have all kinds of American dreams. At the end of the film, an ending that is not the end, after watching it, it feels like a stick in the throat. It is very uncomfortable. will continue. Romania joined the European Union in 2007, but the film's director, Christian Nemescu, didn't see that moment.
Just like the song "Dream of California" by MONICA when she was learning English, even though she didn't sing it, she just read it word by word, it was already unbearable, the American dream was far away.
all the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
i've been for a walk
on a winter's day ………………………………

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