"Do you believe that Notre Dame will disappear one day?"
This classic line in the literary romance film "Love at Dusk sunset" resonates with fans because it tells the eternal cultural status of Notre Dame de Paris.
Unexpectedly, 15 years after the film was broadcast, this line turned out to be a slur. On the evening of April 15, local time, a fire broke out in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and the flames burst out between the two bell towers of the church, and the towering spire collapsed in the fire, and all the wooden frames were burning.
A sudden fire became the bad news of a civilization. Some speculate that the restoration of Notre Dame may last eight to ten years, and even if it is completed, it may not be restored to its original appearance.
In the 1956 version of "Notre Dame de Paris", the Italian actress Gina Laurobrigida, a dark brown hair, a red dress, and a hot body, performed the wildness and vitality of the gypsy girl Esmeralda
But many more are willing to believe that Notre Dame will never disappear. This Gothic building located in France not only carries religious and aesthetic significance, but also has long become synonymous with a romantic literary and artistic temperament, carrying people's vision and imagination of France, the fashion capital of literature and art, and is a cultural treasure belonging to all mankind.
Quasimodo and Esmeralda meet here; Audrey Hepburn spends a great vacation here; Woody Allen lets the male protagonist come to a midnight crossing; even "Mission Impossible" Atango comes here on a mission... Notre Dame de Paris has frequently appeared in various film and television works, and these works have also given Notre Dame of Paris an enduring cultural intensity.
Walking in the Clouds (2015)
The inexhaustible "Notre Dame de Paris" condenses people's feelings for this building
Many years ago, a French writer came to Visit Notre Dame Cathedral. A hand-inscribed word made up of several Greek letters, anáΓkh (Destiny), appears in the dark corner of the bell tower. The font that has been blackened by the erosion of time, and the fatalistic and tragic meaning contained in the words themselves, instantly touched the writer. He used a novel that attracted worldwide attention to give back this mysterious moment. The novel is "Notre Dame de Paris", and the writer is the French literary hero Victor Hugo.
Among the many film and television works surrounding Notre Dame de Paris, "Notre Dame de Paris" is the most enduring, condensing the original love and ultimate complex of the French and even the world for this building. Hugo used romantic brushwork to push the beauty and charm of Notre Dame de Paris to the world. Here, Notre Dame is not only an aesthetic object, but also a witness to history and a participant in tragedy. The ugly but kind-hearted bell ringer Quasimodo, the beautiful Jisai girl Esmeralda has become an eternal classic image.
Angel Amelie (2001)
It is difficult to count how many times "Notre Dame de Paris" has been remade. The earliest feature film version of the film may have been the silent film "Bell Tower Freak" made by Universal Pictures in 1923. Universal Pictures, known for its horror films, naturally does not let go of this tragedy born in a mysterious Gothic architecture. Among the many versions, the most well-known and recognized by the audience are the 1939 version produced by the American Raiden Hua Company and the 1956 version directed by Jean de la Noir. Quasimodo, played by Charles Lawton, is the highlight of the 1939 version, with an extremely ugly makeup effect, coupled with a superb interpretation, which impresses the audience. However, this version did not jump out of Hollywood's kitsch routine, not only adding and re-changing many emotional scenes, but also changing the tragic ending to a reunion ending. In the spirit of the original work, the 1956 edition is undoubtedly remarkable. The fiery Italian actress Gina Laurobrigida, with dark brown hair, a red coat and a hot body, performed the wildness and vitality of the gypsy girl Esmeralda, especially her song and dance performance in the film, which became a classic segment.
The never-ending Notre Dame cathedral is a timeless cultural spiritual symbol
"I've heard a story about when the Germans who occupied Paris withdrew, they planted a lot of explosives in Notre Dame, and they had to leave a man to press the blast button. But that man, that soldier, he couldn't get his hands on it! He just sat dumbfounded, marveling at the beauty of the place. When the Allied forces arrived, they found the explosives still there, but the button was never touched. ”
Midnight in Paris (2011)
In "Love at Dusk and Sunset", it is the story that the male protagonist tells to the heroine in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, which triggers the latter's classic question: "Do you believe that Notre Dame will disappear one day?" Because of this sudden fire, "Love at Dusk and Sunset" has become the film with the strongest sense of connection with Notre Dame cathedral in the current network communication, and this scene in the film has also become a frequent hit.
In fact, "Love at Dusk and Sunset" does have an intrinsic logical relationship with Notre Dame, but the associated word is not "disaster", but "eternity". "Love at Dusk and Sunset" is followed by "Love Before Dawn breaks" and "Love before midnight falls", which is one of the literary and artistic love classics "Love in the Trilogy". Directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawke and starring Julie Delpe, the series is creative and fresh: the trilogy spans 18 years, and selects the story of the male and female protagonists' first encounters, reunions, and marriages in just one day. There is almost no dramatic conflict in the work, and the interaction between the hero and heroine is mostly achieved by sightseeing and dialogue side by side. The two coexist for less than a day at a time, which must be used to digest the experience and accumulation of nine years in life, which is quite a bit of romantic poetry of "a wind and moon, a long sky". The confrontation between moment and long time brings tension to the film, and also completes a dialectical discussion of "eternity". The Notre Dame cathedral that appears in the meeting itinerary of the two is undoubtedly an important embodiment of this heavy eternity - the not-so-lost Notre Dame de Paris is actually an eternal cultural and spiritual symbol.
La Traviata (1984)
The strong cultural penetration of Notre Dame de Paris is not only sought after by literary films, but also radiates into commercial blockbusters. The most recent "encounter" with Notre Dame in a popular film and television drama was last year's "Mission Impossible 6: Total Disintegration". After traveling to Shanghai, Dubai, London, Vienna and other cities, Atang ge finally came to Paris. Who could have predicted that the background behind the "White Widow" may be the last time the audience will see the most complete appearance of Notre Dame cathedral in the film and television drama.
It carries the romantic imagination of the creator for a city and a cultural atmosphere
Some people say that paris is synonymous with romance inside and outside the movie, and Notre Dame is the most attractive cherry on the cake of Paris. Notre Dame de Paris, which appears in various films, is not only the ultimate declaration of "This is Paris", but also participates in the narrative, carrying the creator's romantic imagination of a city and a cultural atmosphere.
Mission Impossible 6: Total Disintegration (2018)
Godard's first feature film, Exhausted, was filmed in Paris, and the shadow of Notre Dame appeared. This pioneering work of French New Wave cinema adopts an improvisational shooting style, focusing on live-action and location, and is internationally renowned for its unique presentation. In one scene, the protagonist of the film, Jean-Paul Belmondo, reads a newspaper on the street, and the background is notre dame cathedral in Paris at that time. Godard's unbridled creativity in this debut work complements the free and romantic atmosphere of the streets of Paris.
In the movie "Paris Holiday", Audrey Hepburn talks about love here again. William Holden, a famous screenwriter, in order to catch up with the creative progress, invited a beautiful secretary played by Audrey Hepburn. As you know, the progress not only did not advance, but there was a spark of love between the two, and life was a mess. At this time, Paris, which owns Notre Dame, has become a breeding ground for fanatical love.
Paris Madness (1961)
"Midnight in Paris" directed by Woody Allen satisfies the illusion of Parisian literary style. Male writers who were wasted by trivial life came to Paris for a vacation, but crossed into the "golden age" of literature and art, and had romantic encounters with Hemingway, Picasso, Fitzgerald, Dalí and others. In one scene in the film, the male protagonist and a woman sit on a bench next to Notre Dame Cathedral and read a book, full of literature and art. The cameo actress is none other than Bruni, the former First Lady of France.
"Growth Education" (2009)
Different from the literary and romantic positioning in the above films, Notre Dame cathedral in the French classic film "Angel Amelie" is a shadowy existence of childhood. In the movie, the mother just took her daughter to Notre Dame Cathedral to pray, and was hit and killed by a tourist who jumped from Notre Dame to commit suicide. However, little Emily, who has encountered misfortune, is extremely optimistic and often helps others through whimsical ways. Such a plot fits the French proverb "c'est la vie" (this is life), and the more you get involved, the more life is unspeakable and difficult to determine. (Zhang Zhenxi)