Kieslowski, a Polish film master, a person who uses the lens to tell philosophy, we have shared his famous "Blue, White and Red" trilogy with you in a large space, and today we share another of the film master's A masterpiece "Veronica's Double Life".
"I always felt that I was in two places at the same time, here and there."
——Veronica
remembered that when she wrote the film review of Shunji Iwai's "Love Letter", she also recalled that problem. A same self exists in a corner of the world, Kieslowski made such a presupposition in the middle of "Veronique's Double Life", both films artistically explore life from different angles. Death, deep feelings, unknowable fate. Whether it's Fujii Tree or Veronica, one of them left the world first, and the other tells the story of his death.
In this world, as ourselves, are we really that lonely? Death, destiny, destiny, and soul, these themes cannot be interpreted by science. In the presentation of art, we perceive and think. I remember that Milan Kundera had a discussion of eternal reincarnation in the opening chapter of "The Unbearable Lightness of Life". In the seemingly complicated world, there is actually a kind of fate, elusive but always intriguing, as if The reflection at the beginning of the film, Kieslowski opens with an upside-down shot that reminds us of a new perspective on the world, like the crystal ball in Veronica’s hand, looking out of the train through it. The scene of hanging upside down, like a coin in his hand, shaking his head, I also find it too mysterious.
Elena Jacob, who played the two Veronicas, performed very well, and she also starred in Kieslowski's "Red". The Polish girl Veronica likes rain and likes to sing... The director began to use many of her habits to coincide with the similarity of the French Veronica behind, a life on the stage came to an abrupt end, Polish Veronica The death of Nika reveals the life narrative of Veronica in France. In Shunji Iwai's "Love Letter", it is the death of the hero Fujii Tree, which brings out the encounter of the identical-looking Watanabe Hiroko and Fujii Tree. Destiny and chance have different artistic interpretations. Iwai Shunji is the aggregation of love and providence, while Kieslowski is unknowable pondering, but both are great and charming. Performance.
Shunji Iwai's "Love Letter" is based on white, and the crystal clear white snow is a pure love story. Kieslowski's "Veronica's Double Life" was shot with golden filters. Imaged in three tricolor, the shades and Veronica's sweet smile give a warm feeling. Both films are interesting stories, my me, where are you?
In this film, Kieslowski repeatedly photographed Veronica's influence in front of the glass, and the glass reflected another selfless self. This is a very ingenious symbolic shot, reflecting the With the master's original idea.
Kieslowski's film music is well-received, and in all his works, "Veronica's Double Life" and "Blue" in the music film have a more crucial position, Presner played the soundtrack of several important works of the master. Van der Budenmeier, a Dutch historical master created by Kieslowski, mentioned the fictitious Dutch master's name in several of his works. Lesner's score was so good that it took it for granted that a Dutch audience had actually written to remind Kieslowski to pay royalties for music quoting the great master after watching a few films.
The theme song of this film, from the simple to the complex, with obvious layers, starts out peacefully and softly, gradually becomes agitated, and reaches a climax under the broad vocal range of the girls, slowly looking back, humming slowly, and ending leisurely. Wonderful and wonderful. The heroine Jacob's performance is very exciting. She has a vivid demeanor, as if she is really singing. In the movie, Poland's Veronica can't help humming this song during the rehearsal of a friend's concert. , and eventually she was stumbled upon a concert featuring the soprano part. During her interview, the director arranged for a woman in black with a face that seemed to dislike her. This woman was like an ominous omen, or the embodiment of death, and she also appeared in Veronica in France. around.
Poland's Veronica finally collapsed on the stage with a heart attack while singing this movement. This is also a kind of music of life, and the movement of life is not always perfect, and it is entirely possible to stop abruptly at any time on the way. In the funeral scene, the movie uses a perspective of Veronica in the coffin to look at the funeral crowd, and also looks at the world from a new perspective.
Kieslowski did not deliberately discuss politics in the film, but he arranged two scenes showing the background of the times, a huge statue of Lenin being pulled away by a car, and a protest in the square. Alluding to the drastic changes in Eastern Europe at that time, the historical turning point of the collapse of the totalitarian system, in this scene in the square, he made Veronica in Poland see a girl who looked exactly like her on a bus taking pictures, and Veronica of France didn't notice her. The most wonderful thing about the movie is that Veronica of France found herself in the picture of herself in bed and found another self that she accidentally photographed. What a wonderful discovery, An existence of another self in the dark.
This theme music has always been responsible for the telepathy of the two girls who communicated in different time and space. Every time Veronica in France thinks of another herself, this music will play. She herself teaches music lessons and teaches children. Ours is also this song. This music is by no means pure background music. It successfully interprets that unknowable and mysterious sense of fate.
When I read Ms. Luo Zhanfeng's interpretation of the music of this non-movie, I learned that the lyrics of the theme song in this movie are sung in ancient Italian, and the lyrics are from Dante's "Divine Comedy: Paradise". Moon Wheel Sky":
Oh, you are sitting in your little boat,
eager to listen in your heart, and follow closely.
My boat that sings while sailing,
please turn back and revisit your homeland;
don't sail to the vast sea; maybe,
if you don't see me, you will get lost in the sea.
The waters I walk have never been sailed before;
Minerva blows me, Apollo guides me, and the
nine muses point me to the Ursa.
Music plays an important role in the lives of the two girls. Veronia of Poland insisted on her artistic pursuit and became a singer, but eventually died on the stage of art. Veronica of France was a singer. The music teacher, who chose love first, also found that he was only used as an experiment by the person he loved and was hurt. After each made a choice, the solution was not determined by his own will.
Mysterious and most indescribable is life. Kieslowski expresses abstract philosophy with intuitive images. Presner's music is like a star embedded in a deep universe. Watching this movie, we instantly feel Also try to use a new perspective, like the crystal ball in Veronica's hand, to meditate on our life, our destiny, our Veronica.
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