Rakkautta 20-vuotiaana

I get the impression that nobody saw this film as a whole, but only Truffaut's segment. Personally, I also watched the film because of him, but after watching the whole thing, I have to admit that I would watch it again mainly because of Wajda. Only then came Truffaut (for his fans, this work is a must, so there is no need to recommend it) and (surprisingly) Ishihara. The remaining two stories lead nowhere, with a structure as if torn from something broader and longer (like when one chapter is torn out of a whole book). However, the Pole and his bitter portrayal of reaching love at twenty pleased me most: a momentary flare-up of an unfinished personality, unaware of the consequences of his actions, bringing mental confusion and torment to someone for whom love, due to historical events, is no longer self-evident carelessness. Mr. Ishihara directed a visually pleasing story of deadly love, although he only directed two parts and acted in a few others. However, he also wrote many books in his youth and later became a top politician; for example, he was the governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012 and now sits in parliament! (11.03.2014)