Vicky Cristina Barcelona

<Vicky Cristina Barcelona> ----------Three women play a drama

Directed by	Woody Allen
Produced by	Letty Aronson Jaume Roures Stephen Tenenbaum Gareth Wiley
Written by	Woody Allen
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Spain United States
Language	English Spanish
Narrated by	Christopher Evan Welch
Starring	Scarlett Johansson Rebecca Hall Javier Bardem Penélope Cruz
Cinematography	Javier Aguirresarobe
Editing by	Alisa Lepselter
Studio	Mediapro Wild Bunch The Weinstein Company

  Vicky Cristina Barcelona tells a story of a relationship between three women and one man happening in romantic Barcelona. Vicky and Cristina who are best friends goto Barcelona for vacation and study. They encounter a Spanish artist,Juan AntonioGonzalo, and he invited them to join him right away for the weekend in the city of Oviedo, in a small plane he flies himself, for sightseeing, fine eating and drinking, and hopefully, lovemaking. Cristina is won over by the offer almost at once, but Vicky is unimpressed and reluctant; she however eventually decides to accompany her friend. And both two girls fell in love with Juan Antonio Gonzalo. After flying back to Barcelona,the two begin to grow apart, Vicky throwing herself into her studies and Cristina moving in with Juan Antonio. Then Vicky is joined in Spain by an enthusiastic Doug and the two get married while Juan Antonio’s ex-wife María Elena gets back and lives with Juan and Cristina together.Meanwhile, Vicky realizes she is unsatisfied in her married life and still attracted to Juan Antonio. Life becomes a farce for these three women.At last,As the summer winds to a close, Doug, Vicky and Cristina return to America; Doug never learns what truly happened, Vicky goes back to her married life, and Cristina is back where she started,unsure of what she wants.

  

 In this film, Woody Allen shape the roles of Cristina,Vicky and Maria who are women of different type.Vicky is practical and traditional in her approach to love and commitment, whereas Cristina imagines herself to be a nonconformist, spontaneous but unsure of what she wants from life or love. And Maria is sensitive and charming,mentally and emotionally unstable but talented. Most women find themselves in the three girls. That’s what the director wants. Normal women are just a combination of the three,only different in proportions.

  Scott Tobias wrote in the Onion AV Club that it was "a witty and ambiguous movie that's simultaneously intoxicating and suffused with sadness and doubt". We seethe terrific understanding of women in the director’s mind and read the love letters addressed to Barcelona through the movie.But he doesn't make a solution to all the problems between friends, couples and lovers at the end of the movie. Maybe it's his way to tell us life is a question without answer.

Letter From an Unknow Woman

<Letter From an Unknown Woman>--------I love you but it's none of your business

Writer: Stephan Zweig

Year: 1922

Plot: 

   A rich and well-known writer, returning from one of many holidays to Vienna, finds a long letter from an unknown woman. As a teenager she had lived with her poor widowed mother in the same building and had fallen totally in love with both the opulent cultured lifestyle of her neighbour and the handsome charming man himself. This passion was not lessened by the flow of attractive women spending the night with him or by her being removed to Innsbruck when her mother remarried. At age 18 she returned to Vienna, took a job and tried to meet the writer. He did not recognise her and, without revealing her name, she succeeded in spending three nights with him before he disappeared on a holiday. Pregnant, she lost her job and had to give birth in a refuge for the indigent. Resolved that their child should have a good life, she spent nights with or became mistress of various rich men but would never marry because her heart belonged always to the writer. Out with a current lover, she saw the writer in a night club and went home with him instead. To him, she was just an agreeable companion for that night, as he again did not recognise her. In the 1918 flu pandemic, the child died and she, ill herself, wrote this letter to be posted after her death.

  As one of world-famous works, Letter From an Unknow Woman was adapted for 5 times into films and operas by directors from different countrys. For about 100 years, the story of this unknown woman always move readers all over the world and motiviate people to be brave to love.

  What do I get from this story?

   The woman uses her self-sacrifice to make me learn one kind of love that asks nothing from the one who's loved. In this kind love, people become strong enough to face all difficulties and keep slience for their hearts. How many people are afraid of getting nothing back when in love？How many people give up when get no response from the one loved? The answer of the woman is I love you but it's none of your business.

Schlussmacher

<Schlussmacher> ----------Mercedes' best ad for 2013

 Movie data

Original Title	Circuit maker
Country of production	Germany
Original language	Deutsch
Year	2013
Length	110 minutes
Staff
Directed by	Matthias Schweighofer
Screenplay	Doron Wisotzky
Production	Cornel Schäfer Cornel Shepherd Dan Maag Dan Maag Marco Beckmann Marco Beckmann Matthias Schweighöfer Matthias Schweighofer
Music	Andrej Melita

  Paul Voiggt is an employee of the agency separation. His task is to finish the relationships as a represtative for his clients. So far he has completed 1989 tasks and if completing 11 more seperations in a week, he'll be the first one finishing 1000 cases in 2 years and thus ascend to the partner of the company.But when he brings the news of his separation "Toto" world falls apart for him. Toto does not want to leave his girlfriend and tried several times to commit suicide.At the same time, Paul can not open his heart to his girl friend and eventually breakup with her.
  As Toto moves in with Paul, Paul puts his goal as a partner of the Agency to fininsh the last 11 cases. However,each day takes an unexpected turn when the abandoned Toto in his grief and loneliness attached to Paul's heels. As Toto convinced Paul with his "dance arts" , a friendship develops between them. And with the approaching of the last case, Paul gradually effected by Toto and finally realized what he really needs. Then he resigns and  finds his true love Natalie. For two years, Paul works for others' happy ending and this time, he makes himself and his friend Toto a happy end.

  The story is not surpring because it just makes a combination of the moive L'amacoeur and Lost in Thailand. What really makes me impressive is the Mercedes's ad in the moive. It's Mercedes' best ad in 2013.