Eucharist

The latest Italian drama masterpiece in 2011, Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight Unit, Essonne Film Festival Special Jury Prize, the film records the inner struggle of a little girl with an almost documentary method. 13-year-old Marta lives in the depths of southern Italy. She has stayed in Switzerland for 10 years, and is now trying to adapt to life back in Italy. With her big, bright eyes, she often feels uneasy and scared. She uses all her senses to experience the city—she sees, she hears, she feels—but she feels like an outsider. Marta is about to have her baptism ceremony at the local Catholic church. According to Catholic teaching, Marta must know the contents of the Catechism and abide by it as her own code of conduct. But at this juncture, Marta had conflicts with her mother, sister and school teachers. After going through something, she decided to cut off her hair and start a new life. From this moment on, Marta felt that she had truly "lived" her life after returning to Italy. One sentence comment: Perhaps the only mistake the director really made was ignoring the protagonist's point of view and character. However, if you look at the film within the framework of documentary aesthetics, this is nothing.