His name is Levine-Davis.

He is a lonely nameless folk singer who spent an evening curled up on the couch at the home of his friend, Professor Grofiennes, and in the midst of boredom, his only interest was to open the vinyl records on his friend's bookshelf, put them on the gramophone, and start playing.

In a panic, he tried to chase the big yellow cat, but as soon as his backpack and guitar were put down, there was a sound of the door lock automatically locking behind him, and his movements immediately froze in place, and he realized that he didn't have the key.

Picking up the big yellow cat that didn't go far, he tried to entrust it to the apartment manager who was in charge of managing the elevator, but the other party refused his request on the grounds that "I need to run the elevator", and then called Professor Grofeens' office from the public phone downstairs, but could not reach the other party, and in desperation, he could only hold the big yellow cat and carry the guitar case, hurriedly got on the subway in the busy crowd, and walked through the underground of New York, towards Greenwich Village.

Without paying attention, the big yellow cat slipped out of his hand again, and he had to chase after him quickly in the crowd, the only luck was that the subway car was closed, and he managed to catch the active guy again, and then rushed to another friend's house, but they were not at home, so he could only ask the occupant on the first floor to allow him to borrow a fire escape and enter his friend's house, and then left the big yellow cat behind, and left a dish of milk.

It's a montage that tells the story of Levien's first official appearance.

The melodious and moving choices continue to swirl in the ears, perfectly combined with the camera, the story, and the atmosphere, it seems that even the lyrics and musical notes have become a part of the movie, Emily always felt that the singing voice was very familiar, and it was a few beats slower, and she only then remembered -

The vinyl record that Levien found on Professor Grofiennes' bookshelf, named "Timlin and Davis", is a duo of folk performers, and the cover photo shows Levien and another unfamiliar face, which looks like it should be ...... Marcus Malmford of the band Blessed Sons in real life.

The camera gives a close-up reminder, but it flashes and disappears quickly.

In retrospect, Emily suddenly realized that the soundtrack and the story were two things that were intertwined, and that the flowing shots and melodies intertwined with each other to depict the New York of the sixties, retro and chaotic, hurried and crowded, lonely and indifferent, slowly permeating the atmosphere of the whole film.

So, what information did the opening ten-minute shot reveal that she missed?

Emily straightened up quietly, and the interest began to roll in, and this work should be worth chewing over and over again. Before the first viewing was over, she was already looking forward to the in-depth study of the second screening, but now was not the time, and the most important thing was to concentrate and devote herself to the film.

Levien visited his record label.

Once upon a time, Levine Davis and Mike Timlin were a duo acting duo who weren't famous, and now, Levine Davis is a solo singer and he's still not famous. The sales of the new album "Cincinnati" were not satisfactory, he could not get an advance payment for the new album, but he could not get the royalties of the previous album, winter was already coming, and he did not even have a coat.

The owner of the record company showed his pity and sympathy, and kindly gave his winter coat to Levine, but Levien did not buy it at all, and generously said that it was a fake sympathy from the other party, but it was just a performance, which seriously hurt the goodwill of the owner of the record company.

The audience in Lumière's hall let out low breaths, as if they could not agree with Levine's approach.

Immediately, the peak loop turned.

The owner of the record company scolded and told Levine to get out; Levien was slightly stunned, without any hesitation, obediently got up and prepared to get out, and at the same time prepared to take his coat with him; the owner of the record company was immediately reluctant, grabbed his coat tightly, and finally gave Levine forty dollars in exchange.

The audience was stunned.

Emily chuckled with a snort, and that's the Coen brothers' dry humor—or belly humor—that can always be inadvertently and unexpectedly to make people laugh and laugh.

Levien returned to the home of his friends Jim and Jane.

He was greeted by an angry Jane and Troy Nelson, who sat in a rocking chair with a big yellow cat in his arms.

Jane expressed intense anger at Levine's self-inflicted attempt to keep the big yellow cat behind, aggressively targeting Levine, saying that she and Jim had agreed that Troy would sleep on their couch tonight — Troy, an active military soldier and folk singer, would perform at the Gaslight Cafe tonight, so Levien could not stay unless Levien was willing to sleep on the couch.

Levine tried to explain the situation, but Jane never gave him the time to make it clear, and Levien was concerned about Troy's performance, and there was an indescribable confusion in his eyes.

Jane's impatience, Troy's easelessness and Levine's profligate are in stark contrast, rushing left and right in the narrow space, and the huge amount of information between one by one is vented, and then Jane angrily picks up the sticky note paper, writes a line while venting her frustration towards Levine, and then hands the note to Levine.

"I'm pregnant. ”

This is the information on the sticky note, and the light smile on the corner of Levien's mouth immediately froze, and he blurted out, "What the hell?"

Jane looked at Levine quietly, raised her eyebrows slightly, and her sharp and sharp eyes pierced the screen and looked directly into the eyes of every audience.

Emily's eyes widened quietly, not because the plot was too bloody and too cliché, but because in the flowing narrative, the character images and character relationships were outlined little by little, and she couldn't help but want to give applause to the Coen brothers.

The next scene is undoubtedly Emily's personal favorite part.

After the sticky note incident, Troy performs on the stage of the Gaslight Café, where Levien and Jane sit in the audience, separated by a seat from each other, and Jane's husband, Jim, arrives at the café and takes a seat in the middle of the room.

Levine frowned slightly and asked Jim, how was the performance?

Jim says "great," but Levine shakes his head repeatedly, expressing his displeasure and rejection, and their discussion sparks protests from the rest of the audience. This means...... The audience and Jim were on the same page, and Levine was the only one out of place.

Irritable, Jane left to get over to the bar for a drink.

Seeing Jane's back as she left, Levine lowered his voice and considered his words, hoping that Jim would borrow a little money from him, "I'll pay it back soon, in conjunction with the last loan." A girl I know has a problem that needs to be solved. ”

"Again?" was Jim's first reaction.

Levien quickly explained, "It's not the same. In Jim's surprised gaze, Levien quickly added, "Don't tell Jane. ”

"I wouldn't have gotten the money if I hadn't told Jane. Jim replied reluctantly. Levine shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he would think of other ways.

"Bastard!" This is not from the movie, but from a girl behind Emily, who shouted in a low voice, which did not interfere with the other audience members' viewing emotions, but made Emily chuckle, but that's not all.

Standing on the stage, Troy finished his performance and continued, "There's a special audience member in the audience today, and maybe he can show up to give me a little help." ”

Levien seemed to recall the admiration and admiration that Troy had shown him at Jim and Jane's house in the afternoon, and with a look of helpless and annoyed disgust, he shook his head gently and refused, "I didn't bring my guitar." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome Jim and Jane!" Troy's voice came out.

All the audience in the Lumière Hall burst into laughter, especially when they saw Levine's slightly paused expression, and the disappointment and loneliness slowly seeped through his eyebrows, which seemed more and more meaningful, but the real finishing touch came from the next shot:

Levien joined the audience and applauded in welcome, but his gaze remained silent on the stage, pausing for a moment, perhaps just for a second, and then lowering his eyes to hide the fleeting sparkle in his eyes. He picked up the cigarette on the table.

A look and a movement, the emotions revealed by the body language, stuff the camera to the brim.

The light and melodious, touching and fresh melody flows slowly, different from the sadness and loneliness, bitterness and sourness of Le Verne, the graceful notes reveal a grace and warmth, and the song "Five Hundred Miles" leads all the audience to savor the taste of nostalgia.

Quietly, Levien sat quietly in place, letting the curling cigarette burn in his fingertips, his eyes fell motionlessly on Jane's body, staring at the petite figure under the spotlight, his eyes slowly, slowly softening, and even catching a faint light flowing slowly in the depths of his eyes, full of tenderness and affection.

Suddenly, Emily's eyes moistened, and she saw Levien retract her edges and spikes little by little, showing the deepest softness in her heart.

He loved her.

She hummed softly, "Clothed and penniless, Lord, I can't just go home like this." ”