Bidding farewell to the warm sunshine, these days ushered in a gentle spring rain. The peach blossoms on both sides of the road are still blooming well even in the rain, so it suddenly occurred to me that A movie I stumbled upon 3 years ago, Guernsey Literature and potato skin pie club.
Yes, what attracted me was this strange name, and before I saw this movie, I could vaguely guess that this movie was about books and potato literary films.
The advantage of writing this movie today, 3 years after watching the movie, is that it doesn't cause spoilers and I want to talk about things outside the plot of the movie. Hope it will pique your interest.
Movie posters
Starring: Lily James/Mihir Heysman/Glenn Powell/Matthew Goody/Jessica Brown Findlay
Genre: Drama/Romance/History
Language: English
Duration: 124 minutes
In the movie, you can see old friends from Downton Abbey and hear familiar English accents. The background of the story is that after the end of World War II, the war has brought indelible pain to people, destroyed the once happy home, robbed people of everything in their hands, and in such a land of occupation and oppression, the book provides a refuge. With hope in everyone, the people of Guernsey formed this Guernsey Literature and Potato Skin Pie Club, and the story began. The film has a strong British style, unique British humor, just the right music, beautiful costumes, gorgeous scenes, natural scenery, gourmet cuisine, adding a lot of color to the film.
About women
Juliet, a successful writer who was tired of using the pen name "Iz", wanted to appear in front of readers under her real name, and with the help of the publisher, the Times agreed to Juliet using her own name to publish the work. It is worth mentioning that the first book Juliet wrote was "The Critical Biography of Anne Brontë". When I was in college, I studied an article "Heavenly Jealousy", which told the story of the three Brontë sisters, and the Brontë family pinned all their hopes on their only son, Branwell, but Branwell died of alcoholism and drug abuse, and the three sisters left behind world-famous literary works.
The Brontë sisters
Charlotte Brontë
Jane
Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights
Anne Brontë
Tenants of Wildfield Manor
I can't guess the hardships of women in that era, but Juliet was not defeated, the book gave her comfort, inspired her enthusiasm, and she had her own dreams and became an outstanding woman. I still remember a scene in the movie, in a dimly lit room, Juliet sitting at a table, bending her body, her eyes about to touch the typewriter, it was dusk for a long time, I forgot to turn on the lights, I didn't know if it was windy and rainy outside the window, whether it was a clear sky, or a goose feather flying snow. I saw that the floor of the house was covered with manuscripts, and only the stories I wrote in front of me.
About reading
The film lines mention many familiar titles and authors, such as Charles Lamb's "Essays on Elia", Jane Austen's Northangjue Temple, Yeats, and so on.
Charles Lamb's Essays on Ilya
Jane Austen's "Northangjue Temple"
Yeats
We have to sigh, the power of books. The resonance from books makes people more and more close to each other, relying on each other and comforting each other. Anne Brontë was the least well-known of the three sisters, but Juliet chose Anne to complete her first book, a resonate with an unparalleled resonance in Anne's work. There is a plot about Juliet's comments on Annie's work in the film, passionate, mouth-hanging, full of power, let people listen to the heart for a long time can not be calm, the establishment of the club is an accident, but the members have always insisted, reading has become a habit. We also have to admire the power of words, the communication from words, so that people's feelings between people are getting deeper and deeper, even if they have never met, thousands of miles away, I will come to you.
About selection
The Internet says that children choose, adults want both. But fish and bear paws, how can you have both? When Juliet was faced with choices, I couldn't remember how these plots were shaped in the movie, but at that time, I was very clear about Juliet's choices, and she herself was very clear about her heart. Regarding the friendship and love in the movie, I want to leave it to everyone to experience for themselves. Many people will define this movie as a literary film, but this movie does not do so. Finally, this movie can be watched directly on iQiyi, find a good time, it can be afternoon and evening, or it can be sunny and rainy, feel the infinite surprises brought to you by these two hours of movies.
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