We already know that life is a tragedy, and what is even more tragic is that the protagonist of this tragedy is not you, but fate. Everyone is destined to be lonely in the wilderness, destined to face the loneliness of life itself, and even the inherent evil in human nature. --Raymond Carver, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love"
But watching the introduction to the film, "Premier Night" is presumably a film about an actress' midlife crisis.
In fact, midlife crisis isn't something to write about, it's not special. Moreover, every stage has its own crisis, and the crisis is never far away.
The heroine, played by Gina Rowlands on stage, is not broken down by middle age, but by loneliness and self-doubt.
This emotion spread from the stage to the stage, and then diffused from the small screen, telling me that we can be anyone, but not ourselves.
Not everyone feels this way, but people who have this feeling must not like it.
Previously, through a speech by Mo Yan: "Hunger and Loneliness Are the Fortunes of My Creation", he wrote about his feelings while herding cattle.
"I know the emotions of the cows, the expressions of the cows, and what they are thinking. In a field that is almost endless in the eyes of a child, I am the only one with a few cows. The cows graze peacefully. , eyes as blue as the water in the sea. I want to talk to the cow, but the cow just grazes and ignores me. I lie on my back on the grass and watch the white clouds move slowly in the sky, as if they are some Lazy big guy. I want to talk to Baiyun, but Baiyun ignores me. There are many birds in the sky, there are larks, there are larks, and some I know them but can't name them. Their names are so moving I am often moved to tears by the chirping of birds. I want to communicate with the birds, but they are also busy and they ignore me.”
Loneliness is portrayed, and that's probably how it is.
I know everything, but it's none of my business.
Mettler on the stage is the child herding cows, the actors, producers, and playwrights around her are those cows, the stage behind the curtain is the endless field, and the audience who applaud her for her acting skills are those birds.
The cows were busy grazing because they could fill their stomachs, and they were so hungry all the time.
The wilderness is always behind the curtain. Although the curtain will end, when the curtain is raised, it is still endless.
The birds were busy watching the play, watching the joys and sorrows of others, crying, laughing, and chirping, and then disappeared into the crowd of traffic outside the theater.
Only the cow herder was at a loss.
As an actress, Mettler can still get countless crowds in middle age, which is a rare success.
Her loneliness is a dilution of personal existence from day-to-day performances, the suspicion of individual independence from the fiery gaze of the audience, and the dissolution of sincere emotions from materialism.
This kind of loneliness sounds ethereal, but it can't be dispersed, insignificant but unforgettable.
Mettler was alone and frightened.
She is not afraid of loneliness, but is afraid that such loneliness will gradually passivate her feelings, and then gradually wear away the hope and ability of love.
It's not the first time I've seen a John Cassavetes movie. His movies are more like group portraits, and collective creation is the highlight of this movie and his style.
While filming Premiere Night, John Cassavetes allowed the actors to play freely, which blurred the lines between reality and virtuality throughout the film and left characters ambiguous.
Although he is a Hollywood director, John Cassavetes pays more attention to the interpretation and expression of the film itself, which makes his films less commercialized and tacky, and more personal and poetic.
In the movie "Premier Night", although the whole movie emphasizes "loneliness", the core is still the "love" that John Cassavetes is best at.
He once said that the only thing he was interested in was love, and the need for it.
Therefore, in his films, the characters can often be seen muttering to themselves, oscillating between loneliness and love.
Probably because of his deep understanding and understanding of love, John Cassavetes will use the camera to gently and cruelly tear open the deep contradictions and conflicts in each family and each person in the name of love, and face the mask. vulnerable human nature.
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