Original title: The covered bridge is still there, but the lost dream is hard to find
In the movie “The Bridge”, a middle-aged full-time housewife rarely has free time and is not tied down by household chores. On the day when her husband and children go out to do errands, Francesca rarely listens to her favorite music channel and music. The video The classical music in the song flashes by, which is the famous aria of “The Lady of Chastity” in the opera “Norma”. As an Italian-American, Francesca left her hometown to raise her children on an American farm for decades. Far away from home, Francesca longed to hear the music of her hometown. Such a simple wish finally came true. It was the family dog who shared this happiness with her. . The soundtrack flashes by, and the heroine of this opera ends up just like the heroine of this movie, dedicating her life to her family and burying her hope of exploring a new world.
Francesca’s married life was spent in self-sacrifice: she ignored her children’s perfunctory attitude toward her beliefs, and her husband’s abandonment of his teaching career was taken for granted. Even listening to her favorite music in the busy life was ignored. The daughter ignored that as a tutor, she was far superior to her husband in terms of cultural accomplishment, but many years of marriage had made her an accessory to the family, year after year, day after day.
Love is an encounter, and all the laughter and tears are due to this encounter. Robert, a photographer from the magazine, came to the town to take pictures, and drove by the door of Francesca’s house, looking for the covered bridge to take pictures. In a casual conversation with Robert, Francesca found a long-lost sense of familiarity. She was respected and considered. During the four days of living together, I left an invitation with a poem on a napkin. It was a Yeats-style invitation. We shared our like-minded interests in music, gained the courage to move forward by encouraging each other, and unforgettable love and parting. Testimonies: photos and tears.
It just leads the way, but it forms an indissoluble bond with the hero; just because the hero talks about his hometown and his attachment to his hometown, the two people resonate; just the blues music in the car, the music during the meal, With the music in the bar, Francesca found her own space. It was a small thing that she had been dreaming of for many years. She could leave the busy life of raising a husband and raising children and focus on the life she once longed for. “Some people want it all their lives, and even believe that it does not exist.” Francesca gave up this relationship, and Robert was so dejected in the heavy rain that he would spend the rest of his life alone. It’s a pity for both of them that fate came so late.
The film uses interspersed narrative techniques to unfold the story through the mouths of the heroine’s children. Reading diaries as a way of telling stories elicits children’s subjective statements about their parents’ family relationship and this extramarital affair, as Francesca said in her letter: “No matter what, it is easy for mothers to love their children, but I don’t know if it is easy for children to love their mothers. .” The story begins in the summer more than 20 years ago and continues until the death of the heroine.
In Francesca’s rational marriage, her spirit and life are imprisoned in a closed space, taking care of her husband and children. Life is like a clock without lubricant, keeping the heroine busy without end. Maybe without Robert asking for directions and without that dinner, there would be no subsequent story. In the end, all the feelings were just as Francesca said in her letter: “I gave my life to this family, but after I die, I want to leave the rest to him – she left her ashes on the covered bridge. . During the four days of living together, Robert’s feelings were not just for a moment, but for a lifetime. He fulfilled his promise to Francesca. He kept the yellowed dinner paper invitation and the necklace until the end of his life. , walked through life alone with this unattainable love.
When life brings us years of peace and tranquility, whether this peace and tranquility will reduce our spiritual wealth depends on whether the family spiritual environment is enriched. Everyone needs their own space; they need blank space in life, and the blank space cannot be obtained at the expense of the space of other family members and should be borne by them alone.
The beginning of this story is just a coincidence, but music and literature are the most powerful promoters, because they are mirrors that shine into people’s souls. Beautiful skins are all the same, but interesting souls are unique. Life is just a passer-by. I hope everyone can find someone to travel with. Even if there is none, there is no need to regret, because there is still literature and music. “The moon is a silver apple, the sun is a golden apple”, Yeats’s poem: “realistic, concise and refined, stimulating the senses, full of beauty and magic”, Robert summarized it so clearly. (Hao Jing)
