Chapter 1303

His name is Levine Davis.

He is a lonely and nameless folk singer. He spent a night curling up on the sofa in the home of his friend Professor grovens. In his boredom, his only interest was to open the vinyl records on his friend's bookshelf, put them on the gramophone and start playing them; When I left, my friend's rhubarb cat slipped out in the blink of an eye because the door was not closed in time.

Flustered, he tried to chase the rhubarb cat; But as soon as the backpack and guitar were put down, the sound of automatic lock of the door came from behind, and his action immediately became stiff in the same place. Then he realized that he had no key.

He tried to entrust it to the apartment manager in charge of the elevator, but the other party refused his request on the ground of "I need to run the elevator"; Later, he dialed the office of Professor groffins from the public phone downstairs, but he couldn't get in touch with him. He had no choice but to take the subway in the busy crowd with a rhubarb cat and a guitar box. He walked underground in New York and headed for Greenwich Village.

A little inattentive, rhubarb cat once again from the hands, he had to be embarrassed in the crowd to quickly catch up, the only lucky thing is that the subway car is closed, he finally caught the active guy again; Then he rushed to another friend's house, but they were not at home. He had to ask the resident on the first floor to allow him to use the fire escape to enter his friend's house. Then he left the rhubarb cat and a plate of milk.

This is a montage about Levine's first official appearance.

The melodious and moving choice is constantly whirling in her ears, perfectly combined with the lens, story and atmosphere. It seems that even the lyrics and musical symbols have become a part of the film. Emily always feels that the song is very familiar, and it's quite slow for several shots before she recalls it——

The vinyl record that Levine found on Professor groffins' bookshelf is called "Timlin and Davis". It's a duet folk song performance group. On the cover photo, Levine and another strange face appear. It seems to be Marcus Mumford of the sons of Montfort in real life.

The camera gave a close-up reminder, but it flashed by and quickly disappeared.

In retrospect, Emily suddenly realized that the score and the story are two things that are connected with each other. The flowing lens and melody interweave with each other, depicting New York in the sixties. They are retro and chaotic, hasty and crowded, lonely and indifferent, and slowly permeate the atmosphere of the whole film.

So, what information does the opening ten minutes reveal that she missed?

Emily quietly straightened her waist, and her strong interest began to roll up. This work should be worth chewing over and over again. Before the end of the first film viewing, she began to look forward to the in-depth study of the second film viewing; But now is not the time. The most important thing is to focus on the film.

Levine visited his record company.

Once upon a time, Levine Davis and Mike Timlin were a duet, they were not famous; Now, Levine Davis is a solo singer, he is still not famous. The sales performance of the new album "Cincinnati" is unsatisfactory. He can't get the advance payment of the new album, but he can't get the royalty of the previous album. Winter has come, and he doesn't even have a coat.

The record company boss showed his pity and sympathy and kindly presented his winter coat to Levine, but Levine didn't buy it at all. He generously and angrily said that it was the other party's hypocritical sympathy, but it was just a performance, which seriously hurt the record company boss's good intentions.

The audience in the Lumiere hall breathed low, as if they could not agree with Levine.

Then, the road twists and turns.

The record company boss yelled and let Levine get out; Levine was slightly stunned. Without any hesitation, he got up and was ready to go away. At the same time, he was ready to take away his coat; The record company owner immediately gave up, grabbed his coat, and finally gave Levine forty dollars in exchange.

The audience was stunned.

Emily chuckled with a puff. This is the cold humor of Cohen Brothers - or belly black humor, which can always make people laugh and cry in unexpected ways.

Levine is back at home with his friends Jim and Jane.

He was welcomed by Jane, who was full of anger, and Troy Nelson, who was sitting on the rocking chair with a rhubarb cat, relaxing.

As for Levine's self assertive behavior of leaving rhubarb cat behind, Jane expressed strong anger, aggressively and constantly aimed at Levine; She said she and Jim had agreed that Troy would sleep on their sofa tonight - Troy, an active soldier and a folk singer, would perform in the gas light Cafe tonight, so Levine couldn't stay unless he wanted to sleep on the sofa.

Levine tried to explain the situation, but Jane never gave him a clear gap; Levine was concerned about Troy's performance, with an indescribable mixture in his eyes.

Jane's impatience, the free and easy of Troy and Levine's dissolute form a sharp contrast. She rushes left and right in the narrow space, venting the huge amount of information. Then Jane angrily picks up the note paper, while venting her dissatisfaction towards Levine, she writes down a line, and then hands it to Levine.

"I'm pregnant."

This is the message on the note paper. Levine's smile suddenly solidified and blurted out, "what the hell is going on?"

Jane quietly looked at Levine and gently raised her eyebrows. Her sharp and sharp eyes pierced the screen and looked directly into the eyes of every audience.

Emily quietly widens her eyes, not because the plot is too vulgar, but because in the flowing narrative, the role image and the relationship between the characters are sketched out bit by bit. She can't help but want to give applause to the Cohen brothers. That kind of spontaneous flow, while laying the groundwork to answer questions, at the same time, it can also ensure the progress of the story, It makes watching movies a pleasure.

The next scene is undoubtedly Emily's favorite part.

After the note paper incident, Troy stepped onto the stage of the gas lamp cafe to perform. Levine and Jane, sitting on the stage, were separated by a place. Then Jane's husband Jim arrived at the cafe and took a seat in the middle.

Levine frowned and asked Jim, how was the performance?

Jim said "great", but Levine shook his head repeatedly to express his dissatisfaction and rejection, while their discussion triggered protests from other audiences. It means that... The audience and Jim are in the same position, and Levine is the only one out of place.

Jane left in a fretful mood, ready to have a drink at the bar.

Watching Jane leave, Levine lowers his voice and ponders over the sentence, hoping Jim can borrow some money from himself. "I'll pay it back soon, in combination with the last loan. A girl I know has a problem that needs to be solved. "

"Again?" This is Jim's first reaction.

Levine hastily explained, "it's not the same." In Jim's surprised eyes, Levine quickly added, "don't tell Jane."

"I can't get the money if I don't tell Jane." Jim answered helplessly. Levine shook his head and said he would think of something else.

"Asshole!" It's not from the voice in the movie, but from a girl behind Emily. She yells in a low voice. It doesn't disturb the mood of other audiences, but makes Emily laugh. But that's not all.

Standing on the stage, Troy finished his performance and said, "there is a special audience in the audience today. Maybe he can come out and help me a little bit."

Levine seemed to recall the admiration and admiration Troy showed him at Jim and Jane's home in the afternoon. With a look of helpless and bored disgust, he gently shook his head and said no, "I didn't bring my guitar."

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome Jim and Jane!" The voice of Troy came out.

All the audience in the hall of Lumiere burst into laughter, especially when they saw Levine's face pause. Disappointment and loneliness seeped through his brows, which made it more meaningful. But the real finishing touch came from the next shot:

Levine joined the audience, clapping and welcoming, but his eyes were quietly watching the stage, pausing for a moment, maybe just a second, and then he lowered his eyes to hide the fleeting light. He picked up the cigarette on the table.

A look and an action, body language revealed the mood, the camera full.

The light and melodious, moving and fresh melody flows slowly, which is different from Levine's sadness and loneliness, bitterness and bitterness. The graceful music reveals a sense of tact and warmth, and "500 miles" leads all the audience to savor the taste of homesickness.

Quietly, Levine sat quietly in the same place, letting the curl of cigarettes burn at her fingertips, and her eyes fell on Jane without moving. She watched the tiny figure under the spotlight, and her eyes softened slowly. She could even catch a faint light flowing slowly in her eyes, full of tenderness and affection.

Suddenly, Emily's eyes moistened. She saw Levine's sharp edges and spines converged little by little, showing her innermost softness.

He loved her.

She hummed softly, "naked, penniless, Lord, I can't just go home."