A Biopsy of a Marriage (5 out of 5 stars, it won't let me rate it above)
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Janedoe550 –
2013-09-04
A breath taking and fascinating movie about marriage. I started out wanting to watch just the first 15 min and then to go back to studying but was sucked right into watching it from beginning to end. From the trailer it's easy to have a preconceived notion that the the marriage of the directors parents was difficult due to the misgivings and faults of his father. An assumption that reflecting back on the times; the post world war 2 era, is very plausible. Women struggled to be the perfect wives, mothers, caretakers , cleaners by day and rushed to the door to meet their husbands with the yes dear smile and a martini. Although the lack of female empowerment didn't help its the complexity of feelings and thoughts of both the father and mother and their inability to communicate and connect to each other that makes this all the more sad and leaves the viewer a bit anxious if not uncertain about their own image of marriage. It also injects a sudden sharp realisation into our heart that marriage is uncertain, prone to fail at any time and all we can do is enjoy the ride and hope for the best.