1 post tagged “l'eclisse”

April has returned to normal.  The bright sun and clear skies have given way to clouds and cold rain.  All of this made it possible to stay inside and calmly absorb the 1962 Italian film L'Eclisse.  From what I have read this is the third installment of a trilogy, of which I have seen the first part some time ago.  I remember enjoying the first part even though it was emotionally cold.  Reviews cite this as being a very true interpretation of the modern world and I am eager to agree.  People do seem to be very disconnected from one another and yet people continue to function.

Plot is secondary to mood and composition.  This is not a Hollywood film.  So I am glad that I was able to relax and give it my full attention.  I will confess that it did not affect me as slowly as it did other people who have written about it, but some of the major elements did make an impact on me.  For example, the male lead works at the stock exchange and we the viewer are witness to the chaos of that environment.  People gain and lose money everyday there.  Money is the center of that world and people get crushed by it yet modern society could not function without it.

I am not an expert on investing, but I do it.  I understand some of the benefits and because of that understanding, I have been able to fund more than one of my trips from money gained that way.