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[–]begonia_skies 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I loved the movie and actually recently rewatched it. Not happy about the ending, at some point, it feels like we are being told over and over again indirectly (or directly) our love isn't longlasting and will end in tragedy. I watched another sad ending lesbian movie right before this movie, so I'm pretty much over that particular type of ending, especially when it is so common in gay/lesbian films. I do understand this was a realistic portrayal for the time and place, so I guess I will just have to get over it.

I loved the cinematography, there were so many beautifully shot scenes. Of course, the lack of men in the film just made it so much better, when a man finally appears later in the movie it's almost jarring. Adèle Haenel is striking on-screen and the relationship develops organically. I do not know French, but I did feel like a bit may have been lost in translation. Overall, love the movie (I just don't watch the ending), it's a beautiful film.

[–]SavvyDiogenes 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I got the opposite message actually - that even in circumstances that should make long lasting love absolutely impossible (like Heloise's forced marriage) it is still more than possible.

After years of marriage and having actual children Heloise still cries when remembering Marianne. She still holds her in her memory, never letting go and even having the page "28" in her other portrait - something that can be likened to a sort of homage that only she'd understand the meaning of. She still remembers and loves Marianne - if that's not longlasting love, then what is? Tragic, certainly, but also longlasting.