"Six Moral Stories" that have nothing to do with "morality"

Roselyn 2022-09-11 18:28:34

I've seen a narrative of "Six Moral Stories" by the famous Hong Kong film critic Huang Ailing before: In a love story, morality cannot find its proper place.

But in this interview, Rohmer has this answer about "Six Moral Stories":

In French there is a word moraliste that I don't think has any equivalent in English. It doesn't really have much connection with the word “moral,” a moraliste is someone who is interested in the description of what goes on inside man.

Therefore, it is wrong for many film critics to focus on “moral”. Movies just observe people’s hearts, and the director does not want Raise the behavior of the men and women in the movie to a moral height.

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  • Adrien: You're a little immoral slut!

    Haydée: I definitely don't agree with your morals.

    Adrien: I don't either.

  • Adrien: In all sincerity, I think I serve mankind better by taking it easy than by working. It's true. It takes courage to not work.