Plain
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"The Plains" is a short novel written by Gerald Murnane and is quite important in his creative genealogy. A filmmaker left Australia's prosperous world by the sea and came to the inland plains alone, planning to make a film that reflected the nature of the plains... He wandered among the owners of various manor houses, soliciting sponsorship, and also entered a labyrinth-like library to travel between history, culture and myths and fables. As the exploration deepens, the monotonous plain becomes more and more mysterious and hallucinatory, with a sense of eccentricity. The protagonist discovers that whether they are competing factions or manor owners, or ordinary families, or ordinary plains people, they all have private insights into the plains. It is impossible to find commonalities that can be universally recognized, and private views cannot overlap to create a common view. When a heavy rainstorm was approaching, he was reminded by a patron to look into the depth of the clouds as the scenery in the way of framing, and also look into the depth of the framing lens...
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