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!
太虚了，虽然英国片大多很克制，但也不能这么虚啊，强烈建议本片导演向肯洛奇拜师学艺，另外肯尼斯布拉纳说自己没有看过阿方索卡隆的《罗马》，如果你没说谎，我只能说你作为一个导演也不太合格。
“我曾经认为可以直接进入荧幕，去看看那些奇怪的地方”
谁说黑白没有好滤镜，这不就是光鲜亮丽的黑.肯尼斯指导的片子看一部骂一部啊.
非常personal的一部电影，把混乱动荡的历史大背景和纯真无邪的童年相对比，很像很多名著的风格。优点在于把小孩子的世界描摹得很真实，家里的人都很鲜活，对话让人忍俊不禁，没有这种经历很难写出这样的电影，能感觉到年幼时的导演对周围发生的事的迷茫。导演肯定也是非常爱电影的，Buddy看电影时的那种惊奇一定饱含了导演儿时电影给他带来的震撼和慰藉。黑白的style很像《Roma》，选择黑白片可以说跟题材有很大的出入了，不知道这个艺术选择是想表达什么，是代表回忆吗？另外豆瓣的评分真低啊，在外媒看到这步还是Oscar夺冠热门呢
有一种很强的色彩，去留住记忆中的故乡的感觉。里面有家人，有大的时代环境，有悲欢离合……
历史上的北爱尔兰冲突，是九岁孩童眼里一场迫使他们举家迁离的沉痛记忆。但即便在这样一个随时有暴力枪火的环境，那段童年时光里依然有着初恋、电影、亲情等等让人莞尔一笑的生活小美好（里面的彩蛋很有意思）。这部半自传式的作品，是Kenneth在疫情lockdown期间的回思感悟，对爱尔兰人身份的追根溯源，也是一封致以家乡满腔柔情的告白信。（Q&A期间导演一度潸然落泪呜呜）但话说回来，查了一下发现北爱问题依旧存在，那么导演在这里是否带有偏袒某方的个人情绪了呢？另外，很难不把这部跟Roma作比较，而后者在我心里大大胜出。电影的镜头语言虽有炫技嫌疑，但这些刁钻的构图，非常戳我的审美。最后表白一下小演员Jude Hill，选角太出色了呀，好想抱回家！
好多多余的镜头就像好多多余的台词一样
6.5/10 摄影尤其是构图当然很精致，也描绘出自己对贝尔法斯特难以割舍的情怀，一个充满人情味的城镇跃然幕上，但终究还是太私人了，或许会因为某一段的纯真与质朴发笑，但远远未能达到入戏的程度。
镜头和音乐都很美，几个角色都很赞，很多对话都富于哲理。for the ones who leave for the ones who stay and for the ones who were lost
说教和福音味儿让人腻烦。
乡愁电影，和看《上帝之手》观感类似，记忆不相通，情绪不相容，整体来说没让我全然共情。
开篇的长镜头和运镜真好看，黑白色调+摄影沟通+运镜，可以拿个最佳摄影奖了。剧本虽算一般，但导演实现得真好。可惜自己没一次看完，断断续续看的，让我的情绪无法有连贯感。值得二刷的电影。
看到主角是个小孩子，我一度认定又会出现很多讨厌的熊孩子情节，结果这是我见过难得懂事又可爱的男孩，为此不愿苛责这部电影。
黑白影像在搭景式的街道里被伪装成历史，混乱碎片化的童年记忆在一首又一首过度密集的歌曲里被随意展现在银幕之上，无法感受真实的历史痕迹和拼贴在一起的家庭生活气息，唯独共情的只有死去的那些人们。只有电影是可爱的，又想看一遍《双虎屠龙》了……
可能是看得不太认真？很多情绪我没有看出来，感受不到。
小朋友可爱，但是电影匠气十足，看后越想越觉得难看
乞丐版「罗马」，罗马里的儿时街道和大家庭处处透露出“低头思故乡”的故土情结，而这部片的导演只对现在的荣华富贵和影片中出现的老电影感兴趣，整部片只有这些出现过彩色。
1. 那条街人人都认识我的岁月早已不在，但黑白对立的仇恨还在；故乡已经不可回去，但关于故乡的电影越来越多。是一部可以从place这个概念出发讨论的电影。2. 故乡是一封旧旧的情书，这部电影虽然采用了黑白摄影，但是分明的对比度和精致的画面让一切显得太新，好像杂志封面，就像演员们精致的脸庞。风格上的矛盾使得乡愁变成了时尚元素，记忆的质感被抛光打磨，因而共情力大大减弱。3. 黄色字体让人想到Roma，结尾的点题让人想起Nomadland, 东施效颦之作。
救命！不是黑白+社区生活+小男孩+年代暴乱就是《罗马》！这可能是个骡子！
深知爱尔兰文化和历史政治变迁的话，会更明白导演想要传递的情感
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