Movie "The Elegance of the Hedgehog": Who can read our hidden hearts

Renee stayed up all night immersed in reading in her hidden library. Start a good day with a soft smile.

The homeless man Jean Pierre danced in the middle of the road, and Renee, who was dragging the trash can, shouted anxiously: "This is the middle of the road, it's dangerous."

Laundry owner The truck sped past, and the sound of "Peng" sounded, and Reni's life was frozen.

This is the French movie "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" released in 2009, with a Douban score of 8.8.

Life and death, elegance and vulgarity, disguise and connotation, how many existences we cannot see, as the characters in the film impact our souls, we can only love when we are alive.

Hedgehogs also have elegance, but few people know it. Good-looking skins are all the same, but interesting souls are unique. Who will fit our soul?

Paloma, an 11-year-old genius girl, is smart and has amazing observation skills. A wealthy family is happy. But she secretly planned to end her life on her 12th birthday.

Smart people are unfortunate. Their thinking about life is not recognized by the world. They are out of place, rarely communicate with others, and appear withdrawn and indifferent.

You see, my mother has been seeing a psychiatrist for ten years and taking medication for ten years, but she still talks to flowers and plants like a human being; my father is very busy and will be implicated in the next government reorganization. The minister cares more about his career than his family; his sister is an out-and-out goldfish in a fish tank. Life seems to her to be a battle, and victory can only be won by destroying others; the names of the two cats at home are Constitution and Congress. . The rules of the game in the adult world are orderly but cold.

The guests who came to visit could not tell whether Go was invented by the Chinese or the Japanese, but they talked proudly about it.

If an adult knew that the other person was at fault, he would not point it out to his face like Paloma did, which was embarrassing.

These are the rules of the game for adults. "Human life is like being in a fish tank. In this world, adults are like flies on the windows, knocking around in the windows."

The world is so absurd, what is the meaning of survival and death? < /p>

While Paloma was counting the days to her death, she was full of curiosity about the apartment building's caretaker, Mrs. Michelle.

Mrs. Michel, 54, has been working as a caretaker in this apartment for 27 years. Perfect for a janitor: ugly, old, and sarcastic.

Paloma’s sister had an important piece of mail to sign for, so she went to knock on Mrs. Michelle’s door half an hour early, and mocked Mrs. Michelle for being so slow because of the traffic jam. After Mrs. Michel refused because the door opened at eight o'clock, she angrily called Mrs. Michel a "fat pig."

Who cares about a janitor who is cold, silent, and dedicated to his duties?

Her daily work is very regular: distributing letters, helping the cleaners collect garbage, cleaning the corridors, and opening and closing doors at fixed times.

The first thing she does every morning is to open the window and put flowers on the windowsill; on the table is the essay "In Praise of Shadows" by Japanese writer Junichiro Tanizaki; she has finished her duties. , making a pot of tea, eating dark chocolate and reading a book; behind her, in the closed door, was a cabinet full of books.

Everyone has their own life track. In this apartment, they run clearly and calmly, and the greetings to each other also reveal a sense of distance.

Because of her sister's request, Paloma passed the message on her sister's behalf, and Paloma was able to get closer to Mrs. Michelle's life and became a lifelong friend.

If it were not for the appearance of the new tenant Ozu Gelang, the big hedgehog Mrs. Michelle would not be able to become Renée. The little hedgehog Paloma is still holding a camera and wants to make a movie about how absurd life is before she dies. Movie.

When Ozu Grand saw the janitor for the first time, when Mrs. Michel blurted out that "happy families are all the same", Ozu Grand naturally responded that "unfortunate families are all different", and the two The moment when individuals looked at each other, they were both surprised and delighted.

Ozu Gran is an elegant gentleman. My wife has been suffering from cancer and passed away for ten years. She has a keen sense of wisdom and rich experience, and she is polite and courteous to others.

Cats and dogs are really close friends of human beings. Mrs. Michel has a cat named Leon Tolstoy. Mr. Grand also has two cats, named Lev and Kitty. The former is the protagonist in the Russian novel, and the latter is the woman he fell in love with.

It is a wonderful thing to love reading. The owner’s preference can be seen from the cat’s name.

As a result, Mr. Grand and Paloma knew something about Mrs. Michel: the doorkeeper was a very unusual woman.

When Paloma expressed her denial of the value of her cat, he said to her:

For Paloma, Ozu Gelang is a teacher and a friend.

To Mrs. Michel, Ozu Gelang was a gentle and charming man.

The man saw from a cat that she liked reading and gave her a set of "Anna Karenina". Inviting her to his new residence, she was nervous but frank, and he appreciated her frankness.

Grand Ozu slowly opened the door to a new world for Mrs. Michel.

She was uneasy, frightened, scared, but also full of longing and longing.

He invited her to dinner on his birthday***.

If you saw the olive branch offered to you, would you accept it or not? Mrs. Michel, Paloma and O Zingran all called her name affectionately - Renee, and bravely accepted it.

From a sloppy and ugly fat woman, she changed her hairstyle and wore new clothes for a date, glowing with the elegance of a mature woman.

She also felt inferior for a moment, doubting whether she still had the right to happiness. She couldn't help crying in her hesitation. Paloma hugged her and reassured her repeatedly: "You are fine."

The affirmation and hugs of friends can give strength. Reni accepted Ozu Gelang's invitation and spent a wonderful night with Ozu Gelang.

Some people keep their hair as good as new for the rest of their lives, while some people remain the same even though they met only once. She held his arm, and he kissed the back of her hand deeply. He said, "We can become very good friends, and even our wishes can become a reality."

Happiness is on the way Reni waved. Reni had not slept that night, and a gentle and expectant smile appeared on her silent and rigid face.

Sometimes, the hand of fate is hateful. No one could have predicted that Renee's life would end the next morning, filled with happiness.

The passing of a life has awakened the girl's new understanding of life and death:

We are all lonely hedgehogs. Only when we talk with the same frequency can we see each other's innermost feelings. Unknown elegance everywhere. I believe there must be someone in this world who can feel love. That person may not be a lover, he could be anyone.

In such a world, we will no longer be alone because of this precious understanding