Not long ago, Diandian ran to the Hong Kong International Film Festival and watched several good new films, and one of them has been haunting my mind after watching it.
After a week, I still think back to the characters and plot of the film from time to time, and it is "Transit".
The film was shortlisted for the main competition section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, directed by Christian Petzold and starring Paula Bell and Franz Rogovsky.
Christian Petzold's "Yella" earned actress Nina Hosse the Title of Berlin Film Queen.
Since then, "Yericho" and "Barbara" have also been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the three major European film festivals.
Christian had a talent for telling a story completely and captivating the audience, and "Transit" remains the same.
The film is based on the World War II novel of the same name by German writer Anna Siggers, set in modern Marseille.
It shows the true story of a group of people in exile in Marseille, struggling in a desperate situation.
The cinematography complements the soundtrack, and the plot is gripping.
The film begins with the protagonist Georg carrying Weidel's legacy: a manuscript, some letters, and an emissary guarantee from the Mexican Embassy.
In order to escape the German pursuit, the pickpocket train fled to Marseille.
On the way, Georg's companion Heinz died of illness and he came to Marseille alone.
Spend the property in a hotel stay.
The situation was turbulent, the German army was just outside Paris, and Marseille would soon fall.
People who enter the country illegally, such as Geor, are at risk of being purged at any time.
Georg arrived at the consulate to deliver Weidel's letters and manuscripts for safekeeping, but was mistaken for the writer Weidall himself, and was able to provide Georg with two exit permits and a ferry ticket to Mexico.
At first Geor wanted to explain, but the head of the consulate did not allow any explanation, and gave Geor the exit permit and the ferry ticket.
In the circumstances, these two things represented survival and hope, so Georg began to impersonate Weidell.
Since then, Georg's life has temporarily become stable.
Out of loneliness and indebtedness, Georg found the son of his deceased comrade Heinz.
As an uncle, he takes care of and accompanies him to play.
Meanwhile, wait for the next day to sail, when you'll head to safety in Mexico.
But life is always full of variables, and Georg meets other refugees, and a woman named Mary breaks into his life at this time.
Mary's character, Paula Bell, who starred in the film "Franz" directed by François Oujong the year before, is an unforgettable post-95 beauty.
Marie was originally the wife of the writer Weidell, who left her husband for Marseille.
Here I met a doctor and planned to travel to Mexico together.
But when the ship was sailing, Marie, unable to let go of her husband, changed her mind and stayed in Marseille to wait for her husband, and sent her husband a letter full of affection.
By the time the letter arrived, Weidell had committed suicide.
So much so that Mary's letter, Weidell's last work, and the Mexican Embassy's guarantee all fell into Georg's hands.
If the letter had arrived a few days earlier, Weidell would not have committed suicide out of despair.
The creation of the world makes people cry and laugh a lot of times.
Mary, who had been waiting for her husband to come for a long time, said a very tasteful and memorable line: "Who will be forgotten first?" Is it a woman who leaves or a man who is abandoned?"
Mary, who did not get a reply from her husband, may have her own answer in her heart, she could not let go of her husband, and his husband had forgotten her.
Geor falls in love with the beautiful Mary and decides to help her leave.
But in the face of the wheel of history, the individual is so small that it is impossible to leave or leave.
Georg and Mary, among others, had to face their own fates.
Life is full of variables, and no one knows where tomorrow is.
Today's familiar people around you may disappear at any time, never to be seen again...
This is also the attraction and richness of this film, many moving details and twists, so that the audience for the film and their fate, sighing.
When you wait for resources, don't miss it. It will be unforgettable and full of mixed feelings.
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