study notes

Beaulah 2022-03-23 09:02:47

1. Niu B's play. The overall structure is good! One by one. The very classic story structure and shooting technique of the production era, combined with the details of the exaggerated and humorous dramas of Lubitsch's style, come out as exquisite works with director's style. When thinking about a problem, a very serious political event + a comedy effect is so full of power.
2. No matter in terms of narrative or structure, how should the director break the reality of time and space to tell the story in the language of the lens, and what kind of movie is suitable for the narration? In this movie, I found some answers. Just imagine how bad it would have been if the Italian neorealist period film + narration was used. The more alienated your story is from the real time and space, the more the director can intervene and manipulate in this time and space of your film. It is time to study Brecht's alienating effect.
3. The performance enriches the texture of the film and creates a good rhythm. After the husband came home, he found that the pilot was lying in his bed, and the rhythm was slow. When the wife came back from the Nazi spy, facing her husband and the so-called pilot, the rhythm of the three people's language suddenly became fast. This kind of performance suddenly improved The inner rhythm of the film, including the sense of rhythm in the overall language, the conflict is worth learning, and the rhythm of the performance can be studied more and more from now on.

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Extended Reading
  • Reginald 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    Recommended by Gao Gao, it is really a good-looking film. The several reversals completely make people follow the plot. The men and women are also particularly in line with classical aesthetics. Those laughs are not out of date today, and they are comparable to "The Great Dictator".

  • Royce 2022-01-12 08:01:09

    Reunion at Sike...Long live Liu Bieqian

To Be or Not to Be quotes

  • Joseph Tura: [disguised as Professor Siletsky] Here the whole Gestapo has been working for a long time, day and night, trying to find out every little thing about everybody. And I arrive and in a few hours I find the most attractive lady in town.

    Capt. Schultz: Oh, you didn't know Madame before?

    Joseph Tura: Oh, well, no, not exactly. But, the explanation is very simple. You see, I just asked Mrs. Tura, here, to deliver a message to her. Isn't that right?

    Maria Tura: Yes. Yes!

    Joseph Tura: You see, there's a young flyer, a very good friend of the Turas and, particularly, of Mrs. Tura. Isn't that right?

    Maria Tura: Well, yes, but, he's no particular friend of mine.

    Joseph Tura: Nevertheless, a friend. It was a sort of a code message.

    Capt. Schultz: Code message?

    Joseph Tura: Oh, Mrs. Tura has nothing to hide from the Gestapo. But, she has one tiny little secret. If her husband ever found out he would murder her. By the way, he is that great, great Polish actor, Joseph Tura! You've probably heard of him.

    Capt. Schultz: Ah, no, I haven't.

  • Joseph Tura: You know I'm never any good unless I have my peace of mind. Maria, be honest, be frank, I've got to know! Did you tell that fella to walk out on my soliloquy?