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Guilty Pleasure

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I am not one to watch block busters yet on Foreign flights I rather watching Foreign movies . This past trip I watched Pfau (The Peacock) and An Italian film called Nonostante (Feeling Better). They were both wildly entertaining.

Nonostante

  • A man spends his days in hospital without too many worries. He has been hospitalized, safe from everything, without responsibilities and problems. That routine runs smoothly until a new person is admitted to the same ward.
  • A man peacefully spends his uneventful days in the hospital. He has been there for quite a while, sheltered from people, problems, and responsibilities, having adapted to this the way of life as the best acceptable condition. He feels quite serene, and unlike some of his fellow patients who feel trapped, he feels freer in there than anywhere else. That precious routine runs smoothly until a new person is admitted to the same ward. Restless and angry, she refuses to accept anything there, being particularly rebellious against the acquiescence of the unwritten rules. She is not willing to wait, she wants to leave that place no matter whether her condition improves or gets worse. Death is common among the patients of that ward; and unless she can’ be truly alive, she’d rather die. He is overwhelmed by all that fury, first trying to defend himself and then accepting something truly unthinkable. That encounter helps him come to terms with the fact that should he choose to confront his own heart and his true feelings, he would see that there is no place to hide.

Pfau (Peacock)

Matthias is a master of his profession. Do you need a “cultured boyfriend” to impress your friends? A “perfect son” to influence your business partners’ opinion of you? Or maybe just a sparring partner to rehearse an argument? Whatever it is, just rent Matthias! While he excels at pretending to be someone else every day, just being himself is the real challenge.

I write this hoping the reader will check out these movies or who has seen them previously. I also have a reference so my wife and I can watch them again.

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2 responses to “Guilty Pleasure”

  1. vermavkv Avatar
    vermavkv

    What a wonderful and thoughtful reflection on your movie-watching experiences! 🎬 I love how you’ve not only summarized the plots of Nonostante and Pfau (The Peacock) but also captured the deeper emotions and themes they explore—human connection, self-discovery, and the challenge of truly being oneself.

  2. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    Saved these titles!

I would love to hear you opinion as well

Hello,

I’m Mark

His friends observe Mark seems wired a little differently. Perhaps it’s more likely that noticing little things often missed by others is a relic of a quieter, simpler time. He has a way with words, which he refuses to let be hindered by sub-par typing skills. People have great stories to tell if you sit and listen.

A belief dear to Mark is that there is certain beauty in the world. You simply have to look for it.

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