Love stories don't always have happy endings

Let me tell you some background about this movie. The film was shot in Hollywood by the director (then in exile in the United States) at the call and encouragement of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill's original intention was to make a film "that could inspire the fighting spirit of the British people". The film's hero and heroine Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh were in love at the time of filming, and like the hero and heroine in the film, they were also in an extramarital affair. And also not get the blessings of the world. (Hollywood's morality has always been more conservative.) So they are as sneaky as the hero and heroine in the movie. (Although this was a well-known fact in Hollywood at the time). They entered the marriage hall shortly after the filming and divorced 20 years later.
I know a lot of people who are not impressed by the dramatic style of British actors. But if they watch the movie, I'm sure they'll love the acting style. Almost all of the actors who appeared in this film, in our Chinese old-fashioned way, "are all great performing artists". From the unnamed actress who plays the valiant civilian girl in the opening scene, to Frances Nelson (Gladys Cooper), who is stilted and almost impersonal. Of course, the most dazzling part of the film is Mrs. Hamilton, played by Vivien Leigh, who is full of femininity in her gestures, as his husband in the film said, "Every man who sees him falls in love with her." Saying she's feminine doesn't mean she doesn't have acting skills, on the contrary, in this film, she plays herself in three age groups, and you can feel that she uses a different way of speaking in each age group And body language, every line she says in the film, every movement she makes is almost flawless and beyond reproach. Only Meryl Streep can compare to this movie in today's movie arena.
Many episodes in the movie are unforgettable, and here are the ones that impressed me the most:
One: After Mrs. Hamilton met Frances Nelson, she realized that she and Nelson could not end up together, and the two could only say goodbye in tears. The scene between the male and female protagonists is full of true feelings, which makes the audience feel a heart-piercing pain. I believe that the hero and heroine must have thought of themselves outside the play when they performed this scene.
Second: Mrs Hamilton quietly closed the curtains after hearing the news of Nelson's death, then lay on the ground crying. Here, Mrs. Hamilton's loneliness and helplessness are displayed, and this scene is full of a sense of tragedy that can only be found in Shakespeare's plays.
Third: After listening to Mrs. Hamilton's "story", the girl asked what happened next? Mrs. Hamilton just replied coldly: "There is no future." Yes! For those who listen to the "story", this is just a love fairy tale, and most fairy tales have a happy ending. But for the parties involved, this is a love that has really happened, and often love does not necessarily have a happy ending.

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