Firstly I must mention that I heard one line repeated over and
over again throughout the movie and I assumed it was a feature for whatever
reason....
Anyway the movie was a very nicely made piece that really manages to get the viewer to sympathies with Mouchette and explains step by stepthe little events that would drive her to kill herself.
The mothers worries about how the family will function without her, a very reasonable concern considering the family barely seems to be holding itself together in the first place.
The mother’s comments about her being a slut, while she is on her death bed suggest that she shares a fate similar to Mouchette. The father and brother [?] are hardly around and show nothings remotely akin to empathy or concern towards the mother, Mouchette or the baby. The brothers’ absence wouldn't have really made any difference. The fathers’ unnecessarily harsh behavior is very much the cause for Mouchettes unfortunate fate.
Coming to her rape itself, the game keeper and the poacher [who frees birds for whatever reason] are strange but very detailed characters and even though the game keeper has nothing to do with the rape it feels unfair to describe on without commenting on the other.
The little subplot where both of them wish are trying to court the same bartender is very interesting. I can't shake the feeling that this is meant to symbolize something.
Could the gamekeeper be the more 'honorable' of the two who despite being arguable better than the other -due to position in the government, aversion to fighting etc.- still cares nothing for Mouchettes rape and simple says its none of his business.
The poacher evokes sympathy at first. With his freeing of birds and what seems to be a genuine attempt at helping the young girl during the storm. His epileptic spells and willingness to make peace with the game keeper also seem to make him look like a 'nice' person. His rape of the girl completely surprising and unexpected.
The girl seemed to hold herself together or hide her pain really well until, the the woman at the store- who again wanted to help, but ends up harming the girl- calls her a slut. The father, as always, is callous and oblivious. The mother didn't do all that great a job either before she died.
The only genuinely nice person seemed to be the old woman who the Mouchette insults. An understandable reaction. The scene reminds us that this is a young girl we are dealing with and not someone who is capable of handling all that has happened to her.
The death of the rabbit feels very symbolic. It is killed or injured by hunters much like she has been. In comparison to the rabbit, Mouchettes death is more tranquil. While on the subject of her death, we aren't quite sure if that is actually what happens, we do not actually see her die.
The last scene which loops feels very out of place, why would you loop a scene for so long? It didn't feel unintentional; the rest of the film seems to be too well made for something like this to happen. Maybe it’s mirroring her repeated attempts at killing herself? I am not very sure.
Overall the film does do a good job at telling a sympathy evoking story about a girl and how people drive her to commit suicide while also hinting at some subtle artistic flourishes.
Anyway the movie was a very nicely made piece that really manages to get the viewer to sympathies with Mouchette and explains step by stepthe little events that would drive her to kill herself.
The mothers worries about how the family will function without her, a very reasonable concern considering the family barely seems to be holding itself together in the first place.
The mother’s comments about her being a slut, while she is on her death bed suggest that she shares a fate similar to Mouchette. The father and brother [?] are hardly around and show nothings remotely akin to empathy or concern towards the mother, Mouchette or the baby. The brothers’ absence wouldn't have really made any difference. The fathers’ unnecessarily harsh behavior is very much the cause for Mouchettes unfortunate fate.
Coming to her rape itself, the game keeper and the poacher [who frees birds for whatever reason] are strange but very detailed characters and even though the game keeper has nothing to do with the rape it feels unfair to describe on without commenting on the other.
The little subplot where both of them wish are trying to court the same bartender is very interesting. I can't shake the feeling that this is meant to symbolize something.
Could the gamekeeper be the more 'honorable' of the two who despite being arguable better than the other -due to position in the government, aversion to fighting etc.- still cares nothing for Mouchettes rape and simple says its none of his business.
The poacher evokes sympathy at first. With his freeing of birds and what seems to be a genuine attempt at helping the young girl during the storm. His epileptic spells and willingness to make peace with the game keeper also seem to make him look like a 'nice' person. His rape of the girl completely surprising and unexpected.
The girl seemed to hold herself together or hide her pain really well until, the the woman at the store- who again wanted to help, but ends up harming the girl- calls her a slut. The father, as always, is callous and oblivious. The mother didn't do all that great a job either before she died.
The only genuinely nice person seemed to be the old woman who the Mouchette insults. An understandable reaction. The scene reminds us that this is a young girl we are dealing with and not someone who is capable of handling all that has happened to her.
The death of the rabbit feels very symbolic. It is killed or injured by hunters much like she has been. In comparison to the rabbit, Mouchettes death is more tranquil. While on the subject of her death, we aren't quite sure if that is actually what happens, we do not actually see her die.
The last scene which loops feels very out of place, why would you loop a scene for so long? It didn't feel unintentional; the rest of the film seems to be too well made for something like this to happen. Maybe it’s mirroring her repeated attempts at killing herself? I am not very sure.
Overall the film does do a good job at telling a sympathy evoking story about a girl and how people drive her to commit suicide while also hinting at some subtle artistic flourishes.
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