Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The BlackBook - Cathay Picturehouse.
Rachel/Ellis (acted by Clarice) in the show, a fortunately sad character. She acted so well, you will be bluffed. Fortune, as she always manage to get herself out of the worst situation. Sad, those she loves will eventually die. In the times of war, Germans, Canadians, Jews... or any war, there's traitors, love, betrayal, disbelief, and evil that hankers after loot - taken by force from the rich dead.
As a Jew, on her own, seperated with her family, things were tough. She met someone that claims himself as part of the Resistance, met her family along with the other rich Jews - to flee to Belgium that is. This was all but a plot, to kill them all, steal their belongings, money, jewels of cause. She remembered the killer well.
Got helped by the Canadians, ended up being a spy, working with the Germans. Got involve with a nice German high authority. Her truth, got him arrested. The Canadian doctor was the traitor, the liar, the one that helped the Germans to kill his own people, along with those held captived. They made the Canadian spyhead thought she was the one who played them out. Bastard. (All was written and related by the Lawyer her family and many rich Jews trusted) Well Hitler sure is one famous historical figure.
Death, seduction, not any better fate. Love killed and lost, she brokedown not for all her dearest, but for her fate rather. She's not even sure those were tears of sadness or plain loneliness. Again and again, all was lost. The chance came, they found the traitor and suffocate him is his favourite coffin trick. He died, they got hold of the loot and moved on, for the better. She had a family, but wasnt that happy as before. They are still in war related times.
She's a pretty, but a pity.watched this with gerald... he mentioned he did like to give this kinda movie a shot. well, apparently the show wasnt his cuppa tea, and he still go on and say he finds is ok (he asked a number of questions in the theatre and mentioned he didnt understand). quite a hard one. he did be good for a friend, period. pretty ok guy, but prob. too much of his own. and yes, he mentioned he's a spoilt brat (only son in the family) and sporty too (gym, dragonboat, salsa...thats abt all i remembered, uh huh.) to question he's doubt that this was a art film, makes me understand he not gonna be my movie fren afterall. might as well. i did rather watch such art films alone. so i told him, basically whatever you dont understand = art. PERIOD.
well oh well, and he got me a bottle of mineral water + chips for movie (he nv been to picturehouse and he did noe food wasnt even allowed, and even if so y mineral water!) told him no, and he suggested i shld be the first to try. gosh, no way.