Realistic love, submerged in the torrent of history

Cory 2022-03-21 09:02:32

what. Originally, I just glanced at it and never stopped. I thought it was a political satire, but it turned out to be a historical film based on realistic romance films. I've never seen a real love movie. In the torrent of history, the two people were ravaged by that historical background, but they could never let go of the throbbing hidden in their hearts. However, the reality affects the two people all the time. They parted ways many times due to the differences in values ​​caused by different social ideologies. Every time they meet again, the emotions hidden in the subconscious make the two people lingering together. Under that period of history, this relationship must not come together. The only way for two people to choose a free way, to choose an eternal way, is to die for love. The most artistic last shot "The scenery is better over there, let's go over there" is just like the title of the film "Cold War" seems to be a cold war between lovers, but it is a metaphor that during the Cold War, the hegemony of the former Soviet Union led to people's hardship, and only loyal Dogs can survive just fine. Just like some political parties today. Capitalism has made the male protagonist a pawn in the money interests, without his soul.

The black and white 4:3 lens takes people back to the last century, just like the life of the Polish people, without color. Most of the films use fixed camera positions and deep focus lenses, which are very typical realistic expressions.

The narration is extremely scene-based, from beginning to end, making the time span of the 80-minute film extremely large and the content capacity greatly increased. It also makes the film ambiguous.

The film is completely an art film, so that the layman is completely unable to watch.

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Extended Reading
  • Garry 2022-03-24 09:02:41

    The black and white photography of #BIFF# 4:3 is beautiful. A minimalist, fragmented approach to a long-span, Cold War-era love story that runs through the music. There is a small passage in the film that composes the soundtrack of the film, which can be regarded as a metaphor for the methodology of the whole film: all emotions and stories are integrated into the music (locality is in folk songs, freedom is in Free Jazz, the infiltration of propaganda, the translation of folk songs into The clumsiness after French is expressed through music).

Cold War quotes

  • Zula: Let's go to the other side.

    [pause]

    Zula: The view will be better there.

  • Wiktor: Edith Piaf worked in a brothel and the people love her even more for it.