"Once upon a time, before people came along, all the creatures were free and able to be with one another", narrates the voiceover. "All the animals danced together and were immeasurably happy. There was only one who wasn't invited to the celebration - the frog. In his rage about the injustice, he committed suicide." Something Romani and frogs have in common is that they will never be unseen, or stay unnoticed. In her film, young director Leonor Teles weaves the life circumstance of Romani in Portugal today with the recollections of a yesterday. Anything but a passive observer, Teles consciously decides to participate and take up position. As a third pillar, she establishes an active applied performance art that becomes integrated in the cinematic narrative. Thereby transforming "once upon a time" into "there is". "Afterwards, nothing will be as it was and the melody of life will have changed", explains a voice off-camera.
bilibili网友: 简短台词勾勒人物,没有冗长空洞的独白。
爱奇艺网友: 内心自由不受外界左右,无关所处环境好坏。
bilibili网友: 《青蛙情歌》叙事结构工整,起承转合完整,故事推进平稳有序。
豆瓣网友: 放下怨恨执念,和内心的自己温柔和解。
豆瓣网友: 探讨人性的灰色地带,善恶边界模糊,很难简单评判。