Movie: Purple Sea”

Directed by: Donatella Maiorca
Starring: Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese
Release Date:February 22nd, 2011 (DVD)

Movie Synopsis: This story happens on an imaginary asland Sicily in 19th-century.The girl Angela falls in love with the girl Saral.It’s a scandal at that time and they are very painful.But Angela’mother persuades clergy to change her daugther’s the birth certificate,and she turns into Angelo.She disguises herself an a man and gives the appearance of a picture perfect family.

This movie is based on a real story.In 19th-century,women ‘status are like birds trapped in the cage.They do everything involuntarily.Bondaged by tradition and ruls at that time,they are not free.But on this island a story against the ruls happens.Angela and Saral are good friends when they are children.The relation between them is chaste and innocent.But with they go along with each other,they fall in love with each other.Nobody can imange what the end of their love.They has been buzzing among the people.But they want to change their lives,they want real love and free.Because Angela refuses to do througe with an arranged marriage,her father locks her down in a cave.Angela’mother loves dearly her daughter and saves her.She changes Angela’birth certificate and she does everything she candoto help her daughter.

Everything looks perfect,but does a miserable beginning?They are brave enough to challenge the common customs.Can they have a happy ending or face more painful? Most people think the true love is just between men and women.But everybody has privilige to love.The love between the same sex people is also sincere.So i think we can’t discriminate and against them.Support them and they will tell us what the true love is.And we must konw a reason:your life only lasts for a few decades,so be sure that you don’t leave any regrets. Laugh or cry as you like, and it‘s meaningless to oppress yourself.The true love inludes trust,understand and love…