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"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

The troubles of the adult world are only temporary, and the children's world is not just carefree

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

One summer evening, the fireworks are particularly brilliant and the children are carefree and playful. The little girl Frida stood where she was, expressionless. The boy ran to Frida to make a grimace, but she was still in a daze, and the boy asked, "Why don't you cry?" Frida was silent, looking at the unusually brilliant fireworks in the night sky. Frida returned home silently, the family was packing her bags, her grandmother gave her a picture of her mother's only picture, brought her beloved toys, got into the car, and it was another parting.

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

When frida wakes up in the morning, frida is asked to finish the milk she hates, but Estevie secretly helps her finish it. Everything here was foreign to her, and Frida wandered alone in the mountain stream and found a statue of the Virgin Mary, the first time she had seen it. Judging from the plot development, we don't know why Frida came to this strange place from home. While buying food, Margarita and the woman were chatting, and learned from the conversation that Frida's mother had died, that Frida was living in her uncle's house, and that Margarita was her aunt. Frida slowly displays her cherished dolls, which she does not allow her sister Anna to touch, and Frida shows Anna evidence that she is loved.

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

One night of thunderstorms, with a sudden power outage with a thunderclap, Frida curled up in fear in a corner while her sister Anna was innocent in her aunt's arms. The next day, her aunt took Frida to the doctor, and Frida sat in the back seat silent and expressionless. She grabbed eczema from her body with her hands, and when her aunt saw it, she was not allowed to do so, and Frida was displeased. My aunt stopped the car and said to Frida, "I can't help you if you don't tell me." Frida replied, "This pinch of hair doesn't look right." Aunt Fuda helped Frida get her hair done and gave her the comb, but Frida threw the comb out the window. We know that Frida was sullen because she was ignored when she lost power the night before. At the time of the injection in the hospital, Frida was not as afraid to cry as the average child, and she skillfully sorted it out, saying: "In the hospital in Barcelona, they said they would not check me anymore. "From the conversation between the doctor and the aunt, we can see that Frida seems to have some kind of illness as well.

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

Frida was alone with cosmetics and scribbled on her face. Here we finally see the appearance of an ordinary little girl. At night, Frida secretly got up alone to pray, she went to find the statue of the Virgin with her mother's picture and a pack of cigarettes, and she whispered softly: "This is a gift for mother, she will like it." The town's square was hosting a grand ceremony where people were dancing with masks on and Frida was watching and smiling from this side, the first time she'd laughed in front of the camera. Here she met Irene, who took the initiative to reach out to new friends and said calmly, "Do you know my mother?" My dad died too. While playing, Frida fell and was injured, and Irene tried to help her, but Irene's mother rushed forward to keep them from touching. Frida seems to have some kind of infectious disease. Her aunt brought Frida home and carefully treated her wounds.

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

Grandpa and Grandma finally came to visit Frida, and in front of them Frida was full of mischievousness and insisted that Grandpa tie her shoelaces. During the meal, everyone happily played at the dinner table, Frida hid under the table, and the adults discussed how to raise Frida. At night, Frida was still happy, and she and her uncle danced happily and cheered. The next day, Frida came to the virgin statue once, put her clothes on the side of the virgin statue, and stroked it.

On a hot noon day, her sister Anna toyed with the telephone, and she asked Frida if she wanted to call her mother, and Frida pressed the familiar number, but she could never get through to her mother. As a result, Frida begins to distance herself from Anna, but Anna follows her all the time. Frida wants to be alone, so Frida takes Anna into the woods, hides her, and promises to wait until she returns to find her. When her aunt found out that Anna was missing, she searched everywhere, but Frida lied and did not see Anna. The aunt searched anxiously, and Frida returned to the woods to look for Anna, only to find that Anna was no longer there. She returned home in a panic to find that the injured Anna had been retrieved by her aunt. At night, the uncle and aunt quarreled over this matter, and the aunt was very worried that Frida would be spoiled and uncultured. Frida realized her mistake and played with the electric light alone. The next day, Frida began to play with Anna, and her aunt received the flowers she had picked.

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

The uncle took Frida and Anna for a swim, and there was no sign of the aunt. The uncle told Frida that her aunt was sick. Frida immediately went to visit her aunt and saw her lying quietly on the bed, afraid of losing it again, and she used her hands to probe her aunt's breathing. Over time, Frida gradually integrated into the family.

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

Another visit to the doctor, Frida, like a normal child, pretended to be dizzy, but was still taken away by her aunt. It was told that Frida was not sick and that the long eczema was only due to allergies to cats. The two were so happy that Frida shared her popsicles with her aunt. The next day, my aunt sent the cat away.

On a hot day, Frida was swimming in the river and Anna was sitting by the river. Anna also wanted to swim in the river, Frida advised her not to come down, because her injured hand could not swim in the river, Anna still went down the river and finally choked on the water, the uncle saw the situation, and in a hurry, he threw a tantrum at Frida. The aggrieved Frida went to the statue of the Virgin again in the middle of the night, and she picked up the stone and threw it at the statue angrily, and Frida began to feel lonely again. Uncle and aunt and uncle danced in the square with Anna, and the people cheered, while Frida stood in a blank stare.

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit Frida again, and Grandma gave her and Anna gifts. After unpacking the gifts, Frida preferred Anna's pink pajamas, and she began to lose her temper and poured milk over the pajamas her grandmother had bought for her. Frida lied that she was asked to work every day at her uncle's house and that she wanted to return to her home. When Grandpa and Grandma left, Frida climbed into the car and tried to leave with them, crying, "Don't leave me behind!" The car drove away anyway, and Frida stayed here. At night, Frida stuffs her precious dolls into her bag and prepares to run away from home. Anna found out and asked where she was going, and Frida said, "I'm going home, no one here loves me." She chose one of the dolls to leave for Anna. Frida walked alone on the dark path without hesitation. Suddenly a speeding car disrupted her steps. The uncle's family found that Frida was missing, and they rushed out to look for it, and when they were about to go out, Frida stood outside the door and said calmly: "I am walking tomorrow, it is too dark." Frida, who had been tired all night, finally began to sleep soundly, and her aunt lay next to her, holding and stroking.

At the new celebration, Frida stood at the front of the line with a flag and a big smile. Frida was about to start school, and her aunt wrapped her book covers with her, and Frida asked, "How did my mother die?" You won't get sick. ”

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

Wearing the pajamas her grandmother had given her, Frida was playing in bed with her uncle and Anna, and she had called her aunt and uncle by her mother and father. Suddenly, Frida burst into tears for no reason.

"Summer of '93" 丨 Children's world is not just carefree

At the end of the film, the words dedicated to the mother gradually appear on the screen, and suddenly trance knows that the film is the director telling his own story. Although the film is a tragedy, it is handled very lightly by the director. The style of the film is plain and idle, but it accurately captures the moments of children's childlike fun. While we feel empathy for the loss of our mother to the protagonist, we are also healed as she gradually accepts the new family and is accepted by the new family.

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