You are never fully liberated from Auschwitz, 11 July 2016 Author: Red-125 from Upstate New York The French movie "À la vie" was shown in the U.S. with the translated title "To Life (2014)." It was written and directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann. The film is a Post-Holocaust saga, although it opens with scenes in Auschwitz that are truly horrific. Hélène (Julie Depardieu) and Lily (Johanna ter Steege) were friends in Auschwitz, and they managed to survive the death march from Auschwitz to Louslau together. A third friend, Rose (Suzanne Clément) was unable to walk, so they were forced to leave her behind. As it turned out, Rose survived until the liberation of Auschwitz. The three did not see each other again until 1962, when they come together for a reunion at a beachside resort in Northern France. We learn early in the movie that Lily divorced her husband after the war, and is living as a "free soul," with no permanent partner. Hélène and Rose both married concentration camp survivors. The plot of the film--based on the lives of three actual friends--revolves around their interactions during the reunion. No matter how much ice cream they eat, and how they display their new bathing suits, thoughts keep circling back to Auschwitz. They quarrel about tiny details which they remember differently. They revive horrible memories. It's clear that the reunion will change their lives, but whether the change will be for the better or for the worse is an open question. For reasons I don't understand, "To Life" caries a terrible IMDb rating of 6.1. Fortunately, we saw it as part of the excellent Rochester Jewish Film Festival. If we hadn't had "All-Event" tickets, we probably would have stayed home. This is a movie to be seen, not missed. Ignore the rating and seek it out. It's available on DVD, and it will work well on the small screen. See it!
4.5 今年慕尼黑电影节第一部。看之前没看简介连是部中国电影都不知道，惊喜连连，画面故事音乐都太新奇了，很有风格。不过并不知道老外能不能follow…
这究竟是一个什么样的国度，一片什么样的土地，一群什么样的人民，一段什么样的时代？ 2022/7/1 @ Anthology Film Archives
在各大流媒体平台把电影艺术引向轻量化发展之路的当下，我们应当感谢甚至感激，还有莱德利·斯科特这样的导演，心怀执念，埋头坚守。
6.30 台北中正堂
EP.6-10 《浅草篇》
一场决斗，三个视角，罗生门式的故事。从各自的角度来看总是自己有理，但是从全局来看其实都挺无耻的，只有女性是最大的受害者。老雷这次没有再赞美忠诚、勇敢、荣誉，反而是展示中世纪的黑暗，骑士所在乎的不过也还是面子和利益，教会、贵族、议员，几乎所有人都很丑陋，都是这场性侵的共谋者。
9/10：老雷老当益壮今年两部冲奖劲片之一，法国版罗生门，2021年的版本强调的女性视角下，女主和两个男主的表演都非常有张力；本片在制作上是有野心的，镜头下的实感非常能把观众代入六百多年前血腥残酷的欧洲战场，古堡、宫廷和决斗场的布景也非常考究；非常值得称赞的一部电影。硬要挑刺的话，还是觉得本阿弗莱克不应该出现在一部古装片里，sorry。
虽然这可能并不是真正意义上的女性题材电影，但老雷的作品从来不缺乏坚强，勇敢无畏的女性，《最后的决斗》再到让我再次感受到了《末路狂花》的那股狠劲。
不是“每个人在各自编制的谎言里拼凑出了真相”，而是“每个人在各自认定的实话里承受了真相”。
好看且美丽 但感觉主题没啥新的东西 看完没有新的认知
这种多重视点的片子，总是会有些奇怪的笑点，还挺好玩的。另外本片在制作上还是很强的，很有实感
影片極富創造力在輕巧、荒誕和幽默中包里著命運的時代悲劇，亦能映照至當下的現實。荒誕的藝術，光怪陸離的社會變遷，《霸王別姬》的隔空對唱，模糊舞臺和熒幕的撲面而來的丁達爾效應，極具個人色彩和地方特色的空靈的戲夢版的表達，細節和記憶點很多，非常大膽。
坐在影片档案馆里，听四川话配音、读英文字幕、还在银幕上看到初中同学，时间和空间都被打乱捏碎，投给了这场历史与虚构编织的盛宴。
大潮流下的沉浮 / 四川话自带的属性让expo不会那么难受 又总有种乐天的感觉 / 极权之下 笑就是抵抗 / 结束在cr那边觉得不够 爱的是扫过去一众人像 扫回来已然空空如也 / set design有趣 / 初看戏剧式的表演有点too much对于电影 但看下去是戏如人生
非常幸运能在大银幕看到这部片子/当中国近代史的洪流穿过邱福的身体 溅出的是一代艺术家的绝唱
能在影院看到这样的华语片是一种巨大的幸福。 #SGIFF
只有品味了痛苦，才能珍视以前忽略的快乐；只有领略了平凡，才会收藏当初丢弃的幸福。
另：来台湾三年才终于看了电影节，也是第一次经历电影放完亮灯全员鼓掌，感觉很有趣。
三段式三个视角非常完美的结构，女性视角升华全片。男女视角对比的subtle difference真的又讽刺又让人愤怒。Jodie Comer把细节演得太到位了共情到全身心投入。
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