At the end of October, James Bond's "007 No Time to Die" is about to return,
To tell the truth, this kind of IP movie itself, there is nothing new,
The story of the old-fashioned male gentleman agent who came to save the world is indeed a bit outdated.
After all, over the years, the world has been a female theme of the drama and movie, the market scope is also more extensive,
There are too many materials and content for women's themes,
For example, in "The Crime of Innocence", the friendship and self-help of a group of women at the bottom of society tell the struggle, pain, and gravity of the dancers in a shocking and moving way.
In recent years, the domestic female theme is also very prolific and high-quality.
In "Thirty Only", the growth trajectory and mental journey of three women with different marriage careers and dreams are touching.
The world has never been easier for women,
Husband cheating, marriage is not going well, career pressure, balance work and family,
But women can always use their gentleness and strength, bravely and gently to reconcile with the world.
Or in 2021, Jia Ling's "Hello, Li Huanying" is a miracle of Chinese film and television.
The constant complaints and dislikes between mother and daughter are intertwined, but in fact, they care more about each other's sincere feelings than anyone else.
The delicate and simple feelings between mother and daughter have never been utilitarian for the sake of victory or defeat or drama,
Imperfect little people are shining, like every woman around us.
As an old film powerhouse, the attention of French films to women is also quite profound.
For example, in "Adele's Life", the ordinary life and love of the two girls are shown to be hot and hot.
When you are hungry, you will eat spaghetti, and when you break up and be sad, you will cry tears and snot together,
When arguing, any hurtful words can be said, completely forgetting the feelings of hot love,
This is not only Adele's life, but also everyone who has loved or is loving, ordinary with regrets, but also brilliant.
In 2019, France's "Portrait of a Burning Woman" can be said to be a work that women's themes can't help but imitate.
Natural light and candlelight create the texture of oil paintings, high-grade beauty,
This is the high-level, extreme literary beauty of French films, not at all pretending, but the externalization of sincere and deep emotions,
The blue skirt burns quietly in the dark night, and the beauty is shocking.
It turns out that women's love can also be like this,
Careful and passionate, both hidden tenderness and terrifying waves,
Without too many words, love is in a word.
At this point, the director of "Portrait of a Burning Woman", Selyn Xi Amma, everyone knows,
She is also listed alongside Bong Joon-ho and Damien Chazelei as the most important world-class directors in recent years.
In 2021, Serene Sienma has another work on the theme of women,
It's "Little Mama".~
At present, the film has received a word-of-mouth rating of 8.0 on Douban.
This time, it is not the noble elegance and emotional heat of "Portrait of a Burning Woman";
On the contrary, it is a kind of naturalistic fresh minimalism, showing the emotions of girls and mothers and female companions.
Faint, precocious, sensitive, but gently touching a soft spot in the bottom of our hearts.
The figure of the mother, always so close, and so far,
Grandma died, eight-year-old Nelly went back to her old home with her mother to clean up,
However, the grief of adults can not tolerate the interruption of children, and the sad mother decides to go out alone to relax.
Nelly, who is dependent on her father, goes into the forest alone to find the wooden house built by her mother when she was a child, and meets Marianne, a little girl of the same age.
She looked a lot like herself, had the same name as her mother, and the two of them met and began a brief but close friendship.
This is after "Portrait of a Burning Woman",
Once again, With a delicate feminine touch, Serene Sienma sneaks into the sensitive and fragile heart of a child,
In the illusory and real children's dreams, let time and space turn darkly, meet new acquaintances, share sorrows, joys and sorrows,
Realize the beautiful fairy tale that every child has in their hearts, and how to love that imperfect life.
Many people compare "Little Mama" to the French version of "Hello, Li Huanying".
Their content is somewhat similar, the same crossing, mother-daughter love, but the style is completely different.
Li Huanying is simple and sincere, there are some adults who are hilarious and have lost regrets,
And "Little Mother" in the minimalist nature, is the precocious puberty and loss of childhood,
Red Face Show feels a bit like the French version of "The Beehive Ghost" or "Ring Story".
In this simple "island" story, which is still what Serene Theanma excels at,
The little girl Nelly returned to the nursing home with her mother Marion to sort out her grandmother's belongings.
The family returned to their grandmother's old house to clean up, and the overly sad mother Marion left the house one morning.
Nelly and her father's inextricable pain from their mother,
She didn't even know if mom had left herself and dad forever.
Until one day, when she was playing in a small house in the woods, she met a little girl who looked very similar to herself and was about the same age, Marion.
The plot here is a bit like the first episode of "Ring Story",
It's just that the former is in a small town with ice and snow, the adult self, and the childhood self.
And "Little Mama" is in an isolated wooden house and a forest in the late autumn.
The story of two eight-year-olds, a little girl and a little mother who has begun to understand the world but is ignorant.
A T-shirt, a sweater, a coat in late autumn,
In the quiet forest without a soundtrack, it seems to be a quiet and deserted weekend afternoon that is very cold outside,
Just hide in your own bed, isolated from the world and quietly immersed in the private atmosphere of your dreams.
Eager to share feelings with her mother, but unable to feel the pain of her mother losing her grandmother,
Curious, kind Marion, feeling the departure of her mother, helpless, sad, that quiet, delicate and profound emotion,
In this little girl's determined eyes and lost moves, the display is just right.
A primeval forest, a large but quiet wooden house, no worldliness, only their own feelings,
This time, the "island" constructed by Serene Sienma is more concise and natural,
But there seems to be a deep, long-lost feeling that hits us inside us, slowly deepening.
Nelly and her eight-year-old mother, Marion, ran home from the heavy rain,
The little mother cooked herself a bowl of hot chocolate, and there was a very magical feeling flowing,
The simple friendship between the girls, the mother's care for her daughter, the child's innocence and curiosity about everything around her...
That kind of intimate flowing emotion is like a slightly cool midday breath in childhood, and in the silence we talk to our inner selves through the director's lens.
Feel the mother's pain from the child's point of view, so that the feelings of mother and daughter have a more real and psychedelic feeling,
In both worlds, certain moments and certain feelings may be connected,
Nelly experiences the pain of an adult mother, a feeling that is a natural bond that can span time and space.
From the sick grandmother, to the sad mother, to the young and sensitive Nelly, each character has become a little mother.
Eight-year-old Nelly is a little mother, a little girl's companion, a hug, a comfort,
Innocence and maternal love are so naturally combined that I have to admire Serene Sianma's profound perception and portrayal of women:
"Are you my future?"
"I followed your path."
Mother and daughter in the dream forest like twin sisters,
The emotions and strength between women can transcend time, space and age, and a kind of authenticity, gentleness and determination connect them,
Sometimes, adults always feel that children don't understand anything, but they don't know that the aura of children has already felt the joys and sorrows of adults.
No need for flashy graphics or lines,
Running in the quiet forest, while rowing, you see the pyramids in the distance that conform to the general,
It is the "sixth sense" of the natural aura between women, she has the childlike aura of the child, and the innate sensitivity of women,
It's about life, death, fantasy, camaraderie, inheritance, understanding and companionship.