: An essay examining the association of women with plants (flowers) in the film, arguing that Varda uses "vegetal silence" and visual irony to challenge patriarchal ideals of beauty and freedom.
– An interesting review wouldn't just reveal the ending (the wife drowns), but would analyze how Varda films it: off-screen, casually reported, then cut to sunflowers. The reviewer might argue this coldness is the point – we're seeing happiness as horror. le bonheur 1965