Lover in the Snow, also known as The Widow of Saint Pierre, is directed by French director Patrice LeConte and starring Daniel Otto, Emile Kusturi and Oscar actress Juliet Binoche.
Released in 2000, the film cost $800 million and took three years to shoot. The film scene is spectacular, the sea is deep, the snow scene is poignant, and the epic aesthetic scene tells the story of the french colony of Saint Pierre, the heroine La Madame, overflowing with love, trying to redeem the murderer.
In the end, not only did the prisoner not save him, but he also let his beloved husband die. It reveals that the goodness of obstinate behavior may not be able to get a happy ending for everyone.
"The Widow of Saint-Pierre" is full of French romanticism, and the outstanding achievements of the film are reflected in the fact that it is not only to explain or classify the theme of the film with kindness and good rewards, but to focus on the thinking of the value of life, and discuss the complexity of legal and moral emotions from the perspective of human nature.
The picture of the film is very beautiful, but it is difficult to make people happy, because the topic of killing and the idea of redemption are so heavy. Using individual heroism to counter the social system and using simple love to resist legal rulings is doomed to failure.
The film is full of good catharsis and sympathy, the tragedy caused by Mrs. La's willful will, and the three points of being perceived and insightful. The murderer Neil and the redeemer, Lady La, are waiting for the death penalty and looking forward to the final moments of fate change, falling into anxiety and helplessness, and the tragedy is getting stronger.
The Widow of St. Pierre focuses on three characters, Captain Captine of the Garrison, his beautiful wife Madame de La, and Neil the fisherman murderer. For their different purposes and demands, they are carefully deceiving themselves, fantasizing that things can develop in a beautiful direction as they wish.
Spring blossomed, the guillotine that had executed Neil finally arrived, and the last moment arrived, and the captain, the lady, and the fisherman ushered in a turn of fate, but this turn was so cruel.
The illusion of peace reveals a cruel face, the selfless love and redemption of Lady La, the regret of the fisherman and the hidden desire to survive, the captain's deep affection and determination for his wife, the weakness of human nature and the deep excavation of reality, which are fascinating and sad.
The movie poster of "The Widow of Saint Pierre" is very beautiful, and Juliet stands on the reef in a long red dress, looking at the sea and white sails in the distance, falling into contemplation.
When love competes with politics, morality, and redemption, it is of course love that is sacrificed, no matter how affectionate.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >01, Lady La's fraternity and selfishness, fantasy shattered by reality</h1>
The film's lead actress, Juliet Binoche, became famous at the age of 25 with "Love in Prague". Many of her classic works, such as "Chocolate", "The English Patient" and "Lover of Fire", are well-known in the film world and are popular among the population. Juliet Binoche has shot more than 100 films so far, is known as the evergreen of the film industry, and has won many awards including Oscars.
In this film, she plays the famous Lady Ra, noble and learned, fashionable and beautiful, who immediately became the most popular figure on the island after following her officer husband to the desolate island of Saint Pierre.
Because of her different education, she would rather spend time in the small garden in her yard than with the women's parents on the island. The captain's husband loves her deeply, which leads to her extreme self-confidence, and the director amplifies this confidence and narcissism, forming a general tone that drives the development of the plot and the portrayal of the characters.
The story is caused by a murder on the island, where the fisherman Neil kills the priest while drunk and is sentenced to capital punishment. The island of Saint Pierre was isolated from the world and had no execution tool guillotine, and the governor of the island turned to the French headquarters and asked them to ship the guillotine for execution.
While waiting for the instrument of torture, the Captain's Lady was heartbroken, convinced that Neil was not a bad person at all, and that the reason for committing the great crime was to be drunk and cause trouble. She pleaded with her garrison chief, her prison-in-charge husband, to let Neil help her fix the garden and do the chores.
Mrs. Ra takes Neil to repair leaky roofs for the islanders, clear the snow from the roads, and try to change the islanders' impression of him, and Neil's hard work, coupled with the bravery of sacrificing his life to save people, has been unanimously praised by the islanders. The captain was deeply in love with his wife, and his selfless and generous love and good intentions for her, silently supported, took advantage of his privileges, and repeatedly indulged.
When Mrs. Ra and Neil were dressed in the little flower room, when she shed tears of joy for Neil's marriage to Jenny, when she taught Neil to read under the orange-red lamp, when she risked her risk of sneaking Neil away, Mrs. Ra was happy about the good deeds she had done, and her eyes fluttered with sincerity.
She must have imagined herself as a Virgin, she meant to save a life, but the scale of goodness was beyond her control, and blind good deeds not only failed to save Neil, but also caused her husband to be jealous and framed by the authorities, and lost his life.
Lady La is bright and beautiful, noble and charming, a red makeup is hidden in the greenery of the flower room, and the life, benevolence and desire are revealed in her.
She loved her husband dearly, never had the slightest thought of betrayal, she was just selfish and ignorant. Do not understand the sinister rivers and lakes, do not understand the ruthlessness of politics, ignorant but naïve, kind but heartless. From beginning to end, her loving husband tolerated her and supported her, even at the expense of the governor to protect her, and their love was so tacit, but it was doomed to be a tragedy.
The long-range shots shown in the film are beautiful and sad, and Mrs. La is in the rough beauty of nature, but her soul is lonely in the cold at a high place. The woman's sensibility and simplicity made her moth to the fire to carry out redemption, and eventually, turned herself into a widow.
The film begins in flashbacks, in a cold and dark room, and the graceful and luxurious Lady La stands solemnly in front of the window, her expression wooden. The camera slowly pushed up, and in the low and sad background music, the voiceover slowly sounded: that year, Newfoundland and Banks encountered a thick fog that had not been encountered in a decade, and for three months people's vision was blurred....
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >02, the captain's determination and affection, spoiled wife calmly to death</h1>
No man spoils his wife as much as Capt Captine, who has a deep affection for her and is willing to give everything, even his life.
Madame, in order to save the life of the murderer Neil, became more and more bold, and the gossip of the island reached the ear of the governor, who warned the captain not to let a murderer circle your wife's pomegranate skirt, and the captain sharply counterattacked: Take care of your own wife, my wife's business does not need you to worry! Utter disregard for the Governor's annoyance and anger. His loyalty, trust and tolerance for his wife are evident.
The wife released Neil from the cell to take care of the flower room, the captain agreed, the wife accompanied Neil to the other side of the sea to help the islanders work, he also agreed, and finally, the guillotine arrived, and the wife prepared two weeks of dry food and boats for Neil, desperate to help Neil escape.
The two boarded the boat, and she tricked the captain into taking Neil to give Jenny living expenses, and the captain, knowing that his wife was going to help the murderer escape, looked at his wife's beautiful face, smiled, and said: Of course a man knows what his beloved woman is thinking.
His wisdom and compassion, his seeing is not broken, and the trust, expectation and love he gives to his wife envelop her deeply.
There is a scene in the film where Mrs. La hears the officials led by the governor discussing how to execute Neil, she disregards the taboo to break into the men's smoking room and argues with reason, the politicians who discriminate against women are very annoyed, thinking that Mrs. La is bold and arrogant, and she is not inferior, the captain puts his arms around his wife's waist, and demands a strong tone to ask the other party to apologize to the lady, and the wife is aggressive and strong. Mrs. La, with the support of her husband, showed a smile of fearlessness.
The last words left to his wife by this husband who chose to die for love were: They will not defeat us in the end, I love you.
The film shows the captain riding alone on his horse many times, silently looking at his wife and Neil with a telescope, no one knows what he is thinking, and his love for his wife is as good as ever.
The most touching thing about the film is not the law and love, but the complex emotions between them. Lady Ra's sympathy and redemption for the murderer is certainly touching, but the captain's unconditional support for his wife and the selfless love shown by him are lamentable.
Lady La's obstinate behavior came from the conniving acquiescence of the captain. Making sacrifices for his wife may have been the fulfillment of his faith in life.
Because of Neil's excellent performance, the islanders did not want him to die, and the governor, out of orders and jealousy, falsely accused the captain of instigating the islanders to riot, and when the captain was escorted back home, he said lovingly to his wife that we could finally spend our honeymoon.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >03, the ignorance and cruelty of the fisherman, the regret and confession after awakening</h1>
Drunken fishermen Neil and Louis wander around the priest's house, arguing over whether the priest is tall or fat, and finally decide to kill the priest to verify each other's correctness. In court, the judge interrogated, why did the priest be killed?
Neil yelled out hysterically: We want to know if he's tall or fat! The audience was in an uproar, unable to understand that in order to prove that they were tall or fat, they had gone to kill people. The motive is too stupid to believe.
The film's fish killing plot is very allegorical, Neil uses his strong arm to throw the huge sea fish on the board, holding a sharp blade to open the fish's belly, the visual effect is full of impact, metaphorically Nil artificially knife me for fish meat of the same ending.
Neil's killing of innocent priests and the execution of Neil by officials led by the Governor were as indifferent in nature as depriving a man of his life, but for different reasons.
So, when the rulers of power excuse themselves in the tavern: it is not we who kill him, it is the republic that wants to kill him. The hostess asked unceremoniously: "So you are the executioner of the Republic?" The official said curtly: No, I am not an executioner.
At the end of the film, the governor and his entourage panic, they can't find the executioner on the island, blame themselves for prevarication, and find a foreigner to kill Neil, after which the executioner mysteriously disappears.
Mrs. Ra taught Neil to read like a mother, and when Neil's hand accidentally touched Madame's finger, he looked at her holy face as if she had been redeemed and baptized. Neil adored Madame Ra, and in his heart she was holy and holy, like a holy place.
Neil was eventually sent to the guillotine, and when he walked to the execution ground, he was calm on the outside and calm on the inside, although he could not let go of his wife and children in his heart, he was willing to give his life for his stupidity.
The director does not stand on the moral high ground to guide the audience, but expresses everyone's heart with cold warmth. The protagonist's helplessness, forbearance, pain, and loneliness, in a special background, actually exude a moving warmth.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >04, conclusion</h1>
The film is magnificent and vast, full of classical poetry, and the beauty of nature is in stark contrast to the cruelty of reality. The title of the film, "The Widow of Saint Pierre", is not a waste of time, Madame La helped the widow Jenny to become a widow again, and at the same time, she also turned herself into a widow.
It is a deeper sorrow than Neil, who has well-limbed and simple brains, who killed innocent priests under the influence of alcohol, and those governors who are morally upright, knowledgeable, and have the power of life and death, in order to maintain their authority and slander and betray the good captains, and their actions are more terrible than crimes.
The film reflects the struggle of human nature, the contest between good and evil, the lashing out at the darkness of politics and the ruthlessness of rules, and sympathizes with the weakness of the common people and the care of the poor.
The Virgin Mary's faith in life and beauty redeemed Neil and herself. Her expectations of human kindness were fulfilled in Neil.
It is just that the correct direction is already at a loss, just as after the captain was arrested, his beloved horse ran in the wilderness, and the free horse was free to rejoice, and suddenly, it stopped, turned back suddenly, but could not find the direction to go back...