Speaking of director Fellini, it is definitely a god-like existence in the hearts of many fans. Born in 1920, the Italian master filmmaker created classic films such as "The Great Road", "Eight and a Half Films", "La Dolce Vita" and "Kabylia Nights" during his extraordinary film career.
Released in 1957, The Night of Cabilla was the pinnacle of director Fellini's creative phase in realism. Since its release, it has maintained a rating of 9.0 on Douban and is known as a classic in romance films. After its release, the film won the 30th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 10th Cannes Film Festival, and the actress Cabilia's actress Julietta Massina won the Best Actress Award at the 10th Cannes Film Festival.
Kabylia
The Night of Kabylia is about a prostitute named Kabylia on her love journey. As a street girl living at the bottom of society, Kabylia has always dreamed of finding her beloved. However, the reality is cruel, and the simple and naïve Kabylia was first pushed down the river by her boyfriend and almost died. Later, when the big star was invited home for the night, she was flattered that the star's girlfriend came to the door to ask for peace, and she could only leave in disgrace. But fate let her meet the handsome and amorous Oscar, the hurt Kabylia carefully got along with Oscar, but still compromised under the gentle attack of the other party, sold her proud house, and went to Oscar for thousands of miles, did not think that the other party just wanted her money, and she was once again beaten back to her original form.
During the filming process, Fellini used realistic shooting techniques to show the audience a romantic love journey. Kabylia's courtship path can be roughly divided into three stages, and the director has cut karin's psychological journey through the appearance of four men, which this article will analyze. Finally, let's elaborate on what Karibali's journey to love has taught modern women.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the first stage: boyfriend George pushes her into the river for money, first tastes betrayal anger, helplessness, and learns to disguise himself with smiles and quarrels</h1>
At the beginning of the movie, Kabylia and her boyfriend George are happily running on the shore. At this time, Kabylia was as happy and beautiful as every girl immersed in love, but at the moment she turned around, George took the bag from her hand and pushed her into the river. Luckily, Kabylia was rescued, and when she woke up, Kabylia's first reaction was to find her boyfriend. She couldn't believe she had been pushed down the river by her boyfriend.
However, when she returned home and saw the golden locked door, she was desperate. She realized that her boyfriend was angry and helpless after cheating on her. There is a scene where she sits in the doorway and suddenly runs to the window to hold the chicken in her arms and stroke it, and then cries. After crying, she rushed into the house, picked up herself to buy clothes for her boyfriend, and threw her brain into the fire.
Smiling Kabylia
Ordinary people will lose their souls after experiencing betrayal, and even never believe in love again; some people will hate men and become a goddess of vengeance, such as Li Moxuan in "The Condor Heroes". However, Kabylia was too kind and innocent, and after she cried, she forgot the pain and continued to smile on the road. However, in the depths of her heart, she still longs to meet a man who truly loves her and wants nothing from her. Therefore, when she met a male star who had a conflict with her girlfriend, out of sympathy, she was also in curiosity and vanity, and she got into the male star's car. When the two were alone, drinking champagne and eating caviar, she burst into tears like a teenage girl, begging the male star to give her an autographed photo. But, the reality is harsh, the boyfriend's girlfriend returns, she is locked in a small room watching them lingering, she goes from anger to disappointment to numbness.
From the betrayal of her boyfriend to the abandonment of male stars, the desire for love in Kabylia's heart has also been exposed from the depths of her heart. Although she was not ashamed of her status as a prostitute, she knew clearly that as a prostitute, she had no spiritual sustenance; materially, she had only a simple little house; and in the social environment, she could not be disturbed. It is precisely because of her awareness of her current situation that Kabylia is eager to meet true love, and hopes to get rid of the status quo and return to normal life. If Cabylia's desire for love was buried deep in her heart before meeting the male star, then after meeting him, her desire began to show.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the second stage: meeting well-meaning philanthropists, the desire to change the status quo begins to manifest</h1>
After experiencing George and the male star, Kabylia is confused and disgusted by her current state of life, but in order to retire, in order to live, she has to continue her current life. After getting lost, she meets a mysterious man who follows her to another group of Refugees in Rome. Compared to the homeless and unclothed refugees, Kabylia felt much happier. She watched the male philanthropist distribute the goods to the poor little by little, and In front of this man Kabylia saw the hope of life.
The emergence of philanthropists is typical of Fellini's approach, and it is precisely because of the friendliness of society that Kabylia is more determined to change the status quo. Always closed and insecure, she told a man her real name for the first time and told him about her origins. At that time, Kabylia was full of expectations for the future, and she firmly believed that the existence of philanthropists could help her change her life situation.
If the early knowledge of Kabylia gave birth to the idea of changing the status quo, then the emergence of philanthropists has strengthened her determination to get rid of her current state of life. She saw the beauty of the world, saw the refugees who were trying to live, so on the pilgrimage, kabyria, who had no faith, began to pray sincerely, praying for the mercy of the Virgin Mary. But she saw the crippled man fall before the Virgin, which made Kabyria despair, even the Virgin did not help her, how could she go on, how could she change her life?
Pray to the Virgin Mary for mercy
During a magic show, Kabylia was invited to the stage, and under the hypnosis of the magician, she revealed her subconscious desire for love on the stage, and her buried life and name. In the fantasy we see Kabylia's yearning for love, her inferiority to her own identity; and we also see the scars left in her heart by her boyfriend's betrayal. Facing the virtual Oscar, she asked cautiously
"I wish you had met me when I was 18 years old, when I had long jet black hair. Do you really love me? ”
When she wakes up, Kabylia finds her secret known, and she is ashamed, sad, helpless, and afraid to even see anyone. She could only dare to walk out of the theater after the audience had finished.
At this stage, Kabylia first clarified his future direction and was eager to change his life state. So, without faith, she began to pray to the Virgin, asking for the strength to change her fate, but the failure of the crippled man made her realize that the Virgin could not help herself. Kabylia fell from a paradise of hope to a hell of disappointment. She was even more helpless, confused, eager to get rid of her predation, but suffering from no way. At this stage, Kabylia went from being full of interest to lack of interest, and this psychological transformation made me see the pain and contradictions of the small people at the bottom of society under realism.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the third stage: open your heart and believe in love, thinking that you have finally gotten rid of the status quo but do not want to fall into the scam again, Kabylia finally recognizes the true face of life. </h1>
The experience of the theater's troubles brought Karali to know the fourth man in her life, Oscar. Because of her previous betrayal, Kabylia does not believe that Oscar really loves herself, and she firmly believes that Oscar wants something from herself. But after their tenth date, Oscar proposed to her, even telling Kabilia that he had bought a house and a grocery store, and that they would marry as soon as she wanted.
For Kabylia, who has always longed for true love and marriage, it is the happiest moment in life. Here the director uses a lot of close-up shots, highlighting Kabylia's facial expressions, her exaggerated pacing, running, shaking hands, cracking her mouth and laughing. All this tells the audience that Kabylia is about to realize her dream and live the life she longs for. If the ending is the happy life of Kabylia and Oscar, it is another Hollywood romantic drama. However, the more realistic Fellini designed the Oscar as a liar.
The same cliff edge, the same river, Kabylia looked at the pale, cold sweat Oscar finally understood that what he had been asking for was his own money. In desperation, she threw her bag full of money to Oscar, knelt on the edge of the cliff and begged Oscar to push her off the cliff, just as she knelt before the Virgin mary and prayed for happiness.
Kabylia and Oscar
At the end of the film, Kabylia loses everything: loses money, loses love, loses faith, is alone, and all thoughts are gray. At this moment, a group of young men and women walked, and they walked, sang, and danced, and Kabylia gradually got rid of the extreme emptiness and regained her vitality; her face burst into a smile again, and then she danced. Then, she faced the camera, and her eyes seemed to cross the camera, as if communicating with the audience, telling the audience: Even if I have nothing, I am still a strong Kabylia, and I will live tenaciously, and I believe that you can too.
Fellini's treatment of the ending makes the plot free from clichés, and also makes Kabiria's character image more plump. Kabylia's parents died early, a person in the society, unlike ordinary girls, she is as strong as a weed in her bones; unlike ordinary street women, her heart is kind and innocent. It is precisely because of this optimism that she is easy to be happy and happy, and after understanding the true face of the world, she still firmly believes that she can live well. As long as there is music, you can dance. Fellini's choice through Cabilla gives us a glimpse into the reality of Rome's lower classes. This is a reflection on reality, but also a yearning for love and a better future.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > based on Kabylia's journey of love, and talk about our reflections on love and reality:</h1>
In Midnight in Paris, Gill said
"This is the reality, not satisfactory, because real life is inherently unsatisfactory, and thinking that the past is happier than the present is itself a fantasy." 」
Throughout "The Night of Canilla", Cabilia went from nothing to saving her own house, savings, and then to having nothing; from being betrayed to believing in love, to being betrayed and hurt, it seems to show the audience that everything is predestined, life is a mirror, and all efforts will eventually be a big dream. However, in the movie, Kabylia's psychological journey made me see how a street girl struggled with life and love, and her bravery is worthy of our admiration and learning.
As modern women, how should we face love in life?
(1) In the face of love, we must have a longing heart and the courage to bear betrayal
In real life, I always hear a lot of people say "I don't believe in love anymore". Most people are influenced by movies and books and yearn for fairy tale love, dreaming of their Prince Charming stepping on the clouds, making a romantic confession under the eyes of everyone, and then a couple in their lifetime. However, the truth is that while we choose love, we are also chosen by love. In a romantic relationship, you can enjoy joy and joy, but you can't stop infidelity and betrayal.
In the face of a love, many people will be dazed and helpless, not knowing whether the result will lead to happiness, and thus lose the courage to start. However, in the film, Kabylia's pursuit of love is accompanied by betrayal, deception, toying, and even almost losing his life at one point. But the tenacious Kabylia did not lose the desire to live, and at the end of the film she regained her smile, sorted out her mood, and set off again.
Therefore, in the face of love, we must keep a longing heart and believe in the existence of love. At the same time, we must also make psychological expectations, even if this love is not happy, do not deny yourself and be hostile to the world. Tell yourself that you just don't fit.
(2) Dare to face reality and face the suffering of life
Lu Xun once said: A true warrior dares to face a bleak life and dare to face up to the dripping blood.
In the movie, Kabylia never regresses in the face of her boyfriend's betrayal or her friend's ridicule. After her boyfriend's betrayal, she was angry, but instead of indulging in pain, she dried up tears and continued to live. Even after seeing the refugees, the yearning for a better life in her heart became concrete, she began to work hard to escape from real life, desperately saving money, constantly pursuing happiness, and although she hesitated and doubted to buy a man who came to her side, she never lacked the courage to start. Even if her dream was finally shattered by reality, she still smiled and walked forward with tears in the corners of her eyes.
Not only Kabylia, but in the real world, we will always encounter all kinds of setbacks and difficulties. Although those problems will bring us worry and fear, only a tenacious courage to face our own bleak life can find a breakthrough to break through the problem and open a brilliant flower of life.
She gave her real name in front of the male philanthropist
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > concluding remarks</h1>
Kabylia said at the end of the film: "I think the world is still fair, you suffer, you have suffered, and happiness will eventually come to everyone." The director tells us through Kabylia's words that although real life is cruel, as long as we don't give up, we will eventually find our own happiness.
Love and life are not smooth sailing. However, only when we dare to face the cruel reality and never stop chasing can we change our status quo and live the beautiful life we want.