There is a movie that, although it has not won any international awards, has a rating of 9.1 on Douban.
It is not as shocking as a Hollywood blockbuster, but after watching it, the mood cannot be calmed for a long time.
There is no doubt that this is a love film that is easy to regret.
As we all know, France is a country known for its romance.
The love in the movie, from youth to white hair, the story can be touched at any moment.
"Two Little Guesses" in childhood; "Love" in old age.
And this movie tells the love story of youth.
The film is 93 minutes long, the male and female protagonists have only one line, this classic romance film, enough to enter the history of the film:
"Quiet as the Sea" 丨Le silence de la mer
The film was filmed in 2004 and is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by French writer Vercors.
Director Pierre Boutron, few viewers know about this person, and "Calm as the Sea" is his highest-rated masterpiece.
The story is set in World War II, and there are still many romance films about this type in the history of cinema:
The English Patient, Love of Hiroshima, Atonement, Love of Budapest....
However, "Calm as the Sea" is different from the above works because it has two special features:
One is a pair of lovers in the film, French girls and German officers, belonging to hostile countries.
Second, the entire film is 93 minutes long, but the male and female protagonists only have one line.
In the winter of 1941, the artillery fire of World War II swept the world.
The French Army, the strongest army that Europe had pinned its hopes on, was defeated after only 30 days.
Millions of French men were sent to prisoner-of-war camps, leaving only the old, the weak, the women and children.
The heroine, Jenny, lives in a small town by the sea, her parents have long since left her, leaving her and her elderly grandfather living under the same roof.
On this day, several German officers broke into Jenny's home and forcibly requisitioned their house.
They told Jenny that there would be an officer living here, and they had chosen the room where Jenny's parents had lived.
Since her parents' deaths, Jenny had cleaned up that room every day, her only thought of her parents, but it had been taken away, which made Jenny resent the officer she had never met.
In the evening, Jenny sat at the piano and played Bach's Prelude in C major as always.
At this time, an officer walked into their home, but the other party was not as fierce as he thought.
Werner, who spoke fluent French, was deeply sorry for occupying the room.
However, Jenny and Grandpa did not reply, but only expressed their displeasure to him with silence.
During Werner's stay, he would say hello to Jenny every morning and when he returned in the evening.
But no matter what the German officer said, the grandchildren remained silent.
However, Werner looked at Jenny with extreme tenderness, which made her feel a little irritable in her heart.
One day, Jenny went to the store to buy something, and when she came out, she found that her bicycle had been stolen, and she had to walk home without a bicycle, resulting in blisters on her feet.
The next day, she gritted her teeth and went out again in pain, only to sit on the stone and rest on the stone halfway through, so she couldn't stand the pain.
It so happened that Werner, who was passing by, saw her, invited her to the car, and opened the door for her by a gentleman.
But Jenny chose to turn a blind eye and walked straight past him.
This time, however, Jenny was impressed by Werner's tenderness, and she began to look forward to seeing him at night.
But when Werner returned home, he did not say hello to the grandchildren this time, but went straight back to his room.
Jenny began to worry a little, and after a while, Werner changed into civilian clothes and went downstairs, wanting to roast the fire together.
Werner not only showed friendliness again, but also told his past.
It turned out that his father, like Jenny's father, died in world war I.
He loved French culture and music, such as Beethoven, Wagner, and Bach.
Although the grandchildren still did not speak, they knew a little more about the man in front of them.
Since then, Jenny has sat in the living room every day, waiting quietly for Werner to come home.
She looked at him secretly, fantasizing for a moment how nice it would be if he wasn't a German officer.
And she herself gradually began to pay attention to her own image, staring at her carcass in the mirror.
All this was seen by Grandpa.
He understood that it was Werner who had melted the "iceberg" in Jenny's heart, and her eyes flashed with love for him.
But both are deeply in love with their homeland, so that their identities can never be matched.
Once, Jenny couldn't hold back and sneaked into Werner's room.
She saw an unwrapped letter on the table with a picture of a woman.
Suddenly, jealousy welled up in her heart, she lay on Werner's bed, smelling the clothes that bore his breath.
Unconsciously, she slept like this.
When Werner saw the passive letter, he suddenly realized that she had come.
He wanted to explain the photos, but he never found a chance.
In the end, I had the opportunity to be alone with Jenny, but I still didn't say anything.
As the days passed, the town suddenly came with a group of uninvited guests.
Their arrival, the sound of gunfire from time to time, made the townspeople panic.
Jenny's neighbor, Mrs. Louis, came to visit and said that if something happened to her, she hoped she would raise her son, Pete.
Not long after, Louis's family was captured and Pete was orphaned.
It turned out that people had laid out pots of geraniums on the windowsill, which was the secret code of the Resistance.
One night, Jenny saw from outside the window that someone had planted a bomb under the officer's car.
She panicked and walked to Werner's door, trying to warn him of the danger, but the moment she was ready to open the door, she stopped again.
Early the next morning, Werner walked to the car, and Again and again Jenny tried to stop him, but could not speak.
Eventually, instead of stopping Werner, she played Bach's prelude.
And Werner also stopped, he was surprised, because Since he came, Jenny had not played the piano again.
When it was over, Werner was happy and was about to leave when the car exploded.
At this time, he suddenly froze, he thought that all this was Jenny's doing, but the next second, he reassured his doubts, only to understand that it was Jenny who saved him.
After this incident, Werner was transferred to the front.
Before parting, Jenny suppressed the tears, but eventually slipped from her cheeks.
He couldn't hide his feelings, but he could only say, "Good night, goodbye!" ”
And Jenny looked at his departing back, and finally couldn't help but chase him out, and said to Werner: "Goodbye! ”
This is the first and last conversation between the two of them in their lives.
"Calm as the Sea" has no twists and turns, only a silent performance by three people.
The film focuses on portraying the inner feelings of the characters, far exceeding the superficial drama and contradictions.
With its elegant style, distinct personality, and life-like plot, the story brings the enjoyment of shaking the hearts to the public.
If it were not for the war, the two would have become lovers; but if it were not for the war, the two would not have met.
Hope that the next time they meet, the two are because of love...