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It's a film that covers a variety of "hot" elements of World War II, fascism, assassination, homosexuality, softness, and so on; it's a historical backdrop of anxiety and chaos; it's a Fassiist who combines love, fear, and cowardice. The film I want to share with you today has both character modeling in a fascist background and textbook-level photography scheduling, light and shadow fit, and even the beautiful lens exposes the evil nature, which is the Italian film master Bernardo Bertolucci directed by "The Same Stream".
Speaking of Bertolucci, the director's most successful work is "The Last Emperor" in 1987, which won the best film at the 60th Academy Awards, which is a breakthrough point for Bertolucci to know Chinese audiences.
Born in Pavigé in 1940, Bertolucci focuses on the exploration of film language, using the style of poetry to express the psychological activities of characters, and is known as the outstanding director of "film poetry".
On the one hand, his works touch on important issues through film, on the other hand, he pays attention to the psychological depiction of characters, and strives for depth and meticulousness in his performance style.
Therefore, although the film "The Same Stream" covers the "explosive" film elements of World War II, fascism, assassination, homosexuality, and soft pornography, it can be said by the Italian master Bernardo Bertolucci not just superficial.
At the same time, the camera in "The Same Stream" is the one who later won three Oscars for best cinematography for "Apocalypse Now", "Beacon of Fire", and "The Last Emperor" - Vittorio Storaro.
The Streamer was his first film with Bertolucci. He used his own joining to give Bertolucci great help in his expression of images.
If the powerful combination of Bertolucci and Storaro, it laid the foundation for the film's destined status. Then Jean-Louis Trentinion's interpretation is even more icing on the cake. The French actor born in 1930 is the lonely and calm old man who loves his wife deeply in the cannes Palme d'Or film "Love".
The director, cinematographer, and actors' large lineup made the R-rated film "The Same Stream" nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Oscar for Best Screenplay. Therefore, although the film was originally an early work of Bertolucci, it was pushed by many film critics as Bertolucci's "pinnacle work".
The story is about Marcello Clalizzi, who came from an abnormal family, consciously pursued normalcy from an early age. In order to gain the respect of his classmates, he gets a pistol from Lino, a sexual pervert who pesters him, and shoots and kills Lino.
The inner torment brought to him by the crime of homicide further aroused his determination to return to normalcy. He joined the Fascist Party, became a secret policeman, and married Julia from a normal family. On his honeymoon trip to Paris, he assisted in the murder of Professor Quadirri, an anti-fascist organization.
However, while he sees his involvement in the murder of Quadri as a necessary step to reach a normal state, he cannot shake off the guilt he feels deep within. The fascist government fell, and he suddenly found himself pursuing to conform to the times and society, and finally was abandoned by the times and society. In order to avoid punishment, he fled to the mountains with his wife and daughter, and was shot by Us military planes on the way...
The film is based on the work of the famous Italian novelist Moravia. In the 1970s, there was a trend of ultra-left thought in Italy, and many people changed their original values and hesitated and wavered on many issues. And this film shows the inner state of bourgeois intellectuals who are "in a state of crisis and chaos" and lack firm political convictions.
European film critics believe that the content of "The Same Stream" has practical significance. The film shows the contradictions, fears and wanderings of bourgeois intellectuals, which is the subject of eternity. This is not only a psychoanalytic film, but also a historical portrayal of a generation.
This generation participated in the revolution of 1968, full of enthusiasm at the time, but later discouraged, because they could not correctly analyze and criticize things. So the film is essentially more like a realistic mural that reflects the current situation in Italy at that time.
Marceno's vacillation is the contradiction and confusion of the fascist participants themselves. In the end, however, fascism in an environment of anxiety, rupture, and economic ruin, under the temptation of desire and power, uses violence as a means to emerge and grow...
After watching "The Same Streamer", it can be more certain that Bernaldo Bertolucci has definitely reached the level of a film master. In "The Last Emperor", Bertolucci puts the core on the protagonist Puyi, whose tragic fate is the rope that touches the audience's heart. The same is true of "The Same Stream", except that the protagonist has changed from the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty to a fascist.
The two films have many similarities, or rather, bertolucci's personal style and themes. Photography, composition, light, use of color, unpredictable narrative with the function of conveying ideas.
The film's narrative perspective firmly follows a political opportunist who goes with the flow, delves into his personal life, as well as his private memories. Let him do everything for a reasonable, but surprising reason. All of this is to become a "normal person". This is also the meaning of the title "The Same Stream", or it is more appropriate to use another title. That is – "the one who goes with the flow".
The "traitor" cultural official in "Rolling Red Dust" said to himself: "A person who goes with the flow has no good results." "So 'The Fellow' is actually a complete tragedy.
A person is born into a deformed family and grows up in a twisted country. Unfortunately, he couldn't save himself. Sadly, no one could save him. He can only be a person who goes with the flow, at least, and can bring a little psychological comfort. Can't people who can't change the world change themselves? In this era, we seem to have no way of knowing.