I also found it interesting that the young ladies in the massage parlour/brothel are arranged amphitheatrically, resembling an orchestra.
What do you make of scenes with the neighbour, the daughter and the mother? I thought "it's ok to be mentally unstable as long as you are useful, when that stops you are discarded". I wonder if Lydia was aware of the condition of her own mental health which seems to be deteriorating as the film progresses.
Finally I would like to share a thought on the ending. I would think that a maestro of her standing would be financially secure by the time her career collapses, and not have to go through the humiliation of conducting a student orchestra in a video game tribute. But the identity she has crafted for herself through decades of hard work and dedication, doesn't leave anything else for her to be. If she is not a maestro she will cease to exist.
It’s one of the best endings I’ve seen in a while. My friend starting laughing. Also what’s interesting about the sex worker scene is it reinforces the idea her wife says that all her relationships, except the one with her daughter, are transactional. If Field would have ended the film where she attacks Mark Strong I feel it would have a bit too simple/convenient. If he ended the film as she watches Bernstein that would have been way to sentimental/sympathetic. The ending he chooses is perfect because it’s where she’s at her lowest…
I also found it interesting that the young ladies in the massage parlour/brothel are arranged amphitheatrically, resembling an orchestra.
What do you make of scenes with the neighbour, the daughter and the mother? I thought "it's ok to be mentally unstable as long as you are useful, when that stops you are discarded". I wonder if Lydia was aware of the condition of her own mental health which seems to be deteriorating as the film progresses.
Finally I would like to share a thought on the ending. I would think that a maestro of her standing would be financially secure by the time her career collapses, and not have to go through the humiliation of conducting a student orchestra in a video game tribute. But the identity she has crafted for herself through decades of hard work and dedication, doesn't leave anything else for her to be. If she is not a maestro she will cease to exist.
It’s one of the best endings I’ve seen in a while. My friend starting laughing. Also what’s interesting about the sex worker scene is it reinforces the idea her wife says that all her relationships, except the one with her daughter, are transactional. If Field would have ended the film where she attacks Mark Strong I feel it would have a bit too simple/convenient. If he ended the film as she watches Bernstein that would have been way to sentimental/sympathetic. The ending he chooses is perfect because it’s where she’s at her lowest…