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!
和《瀑布》有得一比，类似题材，疫情时期，母女关系。但总是差了口气的感觉。
优点是镜头运用和段落衔接做的很舒服。但林嘉欣的表演没有层次，父亲的角色没有分量，反倒是小女孩儿，有那么点出彩。把故事交给争吵，看起来吵的很热闹，其实冲突感并不深刻，家也像盘散沙，没有太多家人的感觉。
*最后十分钟崩溃哭到无法呼吸
一种很用力的记录感，最后一刻，看似矛盾化解，实际这个家庭内部并没有太多何实质的进展，还有比较遗憾的一点是，非典的背景和故事没什么关系
就算这女编剧整个剧本写的全都是“刻板成见”四个字，也不见得比现在的会差到哪里去。
在大中華圈的家庭裏，每一個個體都像小孩子一樣地情緒輸出：不能說不intimid，但是也談不上幸福吧。
很平静克制地表现文化冲突与家庭冲突的深处就是牢牢地捆着亲情关系，这母女三人都要面临着不同程度的「发肤切除」手术少有的不在「旧爱重逢」框架内探讨身份认同作品。影片聚焦是美国女孩回归「原生」家庭之后的事更是亲情中爱与恨的关系
【2.5】全片细腻扎实地推进，不刻奇也不讲大道理。但局部冲突与外部环境较为分离，社会及文化议题有被搁置的嫌疑，最终只收束于亲情关系的和解，因此一切尚属陈词滥调，可也已经比近三年的Golden Horse最佳影片都好多了呀。
7/10.
完全跟这个小朋友共情了咋回事🤣 以及林嘉欣好美啊依然！
完全跟这个小朋友共情了咋回事🤣 以及林嘉欣好美啊依然！
年度最佳台湾电影，阮凤仪初出即惊人，有许鞍华和河濑直美的感觉
女儿说，这个世界上我最不想成为的人就是我的母亲。因为她的恐惧会成为我的恐惧，她的软弱会成为我的软弱。母亲说，下辈子想做男生。
我太喜欢这个电影了 第一次“如果这是你妈妈最好的状态了呢”我们会不会对大人要求也太多
这种不好好说话的状态我在我妈身上见过太多次，很难说是因为电影里写实台词带来的的情绪共鸣还是它就是没那么好带来的抗拒，我三只手都选瀑布。
前期把所有问题都暴露在观众面前 自私控制欲贫穷身份认同 最后仅用亲情化解所有有点偷懒 二女儿更讨喜
文化冲突，家庭冲突，错位的爱意。爱和恨是一体两面。
香蕉人很可怕，中二病也很可怕，香蕉加中二更是，唉
一个分崩离析的家庭，在笼罩着恐惧的瘟疫背景下，如何拨开云雾找回阳光？
感觉比《瀑布》差好多，家庭的框支起来，结果不管是内里填的内容还是外在背景都表象化和程式化的。表现中式家庭的好电影太多了，这片虽然是导演亲身经历，演员表演也中规中矩，但仍然显得平庸。
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