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Title: "The Earl": A historical reflection of a political horror film
Preface: Venice Film Festival bizarre "strange films"
Some time ago, the Venice Film Festival presented awards, and a bunch of "odd films" joined Sir's film list. For example, "Poor Thing", which won the best movie. Starring Sister Stone of "La La Land". But. Can you believe this new work of the director of "Lobster", a film that mocks patriarchy, but has been called "the most obscene film of the decade" by foreign film critics?
Or "I Am Captain", which won Best Director. A labor-themed film. Can. Look at this still, how is this realistic theme so fantastical? Another "Fantasy Drifting of Youth Pi"? △ "I Am the Captain" Just when Sir thought that these "strange films" could be seen this year, the desire to see this year was extremely slim, suddenly, a movie was launched. (Probably the fastest Venice-winning film ever seen.) Looking at the poster, it was a group of men in military uniforms, and the marshal sitting in the middle should have been majestic and serious, but the glasses on his face were painted with death Barbie powder.
With a strong sense of banter and irony.
Vampire Family: A Dark Reflection of History
That's right, the winner of the Best Screenplay award: Count El Conde director Pablo Laraine. The more well-known are probably the works "Tracking Neruda" and "Chile Says No". This time. After several successive works on the subject of political women ("The First Lady", "Spencer"), he returned to his field of expertise, setting his sights on his "old acquaintance", the "great dictator" Augusto Pinochet. Filmed him as a vampire.
But the problem is. Why is a dictator who has been dead for more than ten years now being pulled out and whipped? And. Is it just a dictator that the director wants to say? Some history that has long been dusty. Often in another era, in another look, coldly resurrected.
1.1 The truth about vampires
This is a vampire story. Yes, real vampires. Has fangs, sucks human blood (heart muscle tastes better), can fly. It's just that. He is not like the aristocratic temperament of Brad Pitt in the vampire movie "Night Interview Vampire", nor does he have the handsome face of Robert Pattinson in "Twilight".
Instead, it was an old, lifeless face. Who is he?
Augusto Pinochet. Historically, Chile has ruled with an iron fist as a dictatorship for nearly 17 years. In 1973, Pinochet, backed by the United States, staged a bloody coup d'état that overthrew the democratically elected leftist president, Allende, and established a right-wing government. It is not an exaggeration to say that he lives by sucking blood. During his reign, he practiced a military dictatorship, implemented a policy of state terrorism that killed and injured thousands of opponents, and even established a killing squad of the army, codenamed "death caravans." In "The Count", Pinochet's bloodthirsty nature has become a vampire characteristic.
1.2 The dark reflection of history
At the beginning of the movie, the director does not show us the horror elements we usually see in vampire movies, cloaks, coffins, demon statues, etc. Instead, in the black and white movie picture, the scepter that first came into view; A statue of Napoleon representing authoritarianism, and Augustus Pinochet's My Way, modeled after Hitler's autobiography Mein Kampf. And, of course, small statues of soldiers wearing Nazi armbands. This is, however, another element of terror.
1.3 The power of despair
He was a vampire who lived for 250 years and lived on human blood.
He eventually lost power and, by the way, the brilliance of life. He could no longer stand a life without power. It can be said that the film is like an ironic autobiography of Pinochet.
1.4 Metaphorical fear
The director will be realistic and realistic
Blended with fantasy elements, the audience sees the horror of history in the horror picture of the dictator's blood-sucking.
The Woman's Cry: The Silent Reflection of History
2.1 Another history
In this vampire Pinochet story, there are some shocking details.
For example, Pinochet threw his father out of the house; When having sex with his wife, he actually sucks the other's heart out... He consumed everyone who loved him by sucking blood, even his wife, who was only his diet. This is a dark reflection of history.
2.2 The cry of women
However, the film does not stop at the satire of Pinochet. In this movie, women also become moving characters. For example, female nurses use their lives to protect patients in hospitals; Female students bravely stood on the front lines of the protest.
2.3 The silent reflection of history
Throughout history, women have often become silent supporters.