Representations in the film "He loves me, he loves me not"

Representations in the film "He loves me, he loves me not"

1)  How is the main female character represented? 

The female character is represented as being soft on the inside, she seems kind and polite as we see her point of view, a young girl looking for love. It seems that she is represented as being a young girl, who is being used by a doctor who is having an affair with her, cheating on his wife. This is when we feel sorry for her, as she seems to be innocent in all of this and that she is doing nothing wrong and is just being mis-treated by her lover. For example when she waits at the airport for him, we are made to think that he has stood her up, and the poor girl has been left on her own, waiting of for her dream trip. Also, it appears that she had nothing to do with the tragedy caused to the doctor's wife where it is thought that she had Miss-en scene is used to present the girl as young and pretty, making the audience question why she is so love struck by an older man who stands her up.

However, once we see the point of view of the doctor we begin to see that she is slightly insane and the "love" that is presented at the beginning of the film becomes nothing more than a made up obsession by the girl. We see that the girl stole her friends motorbike to run into the mans wife and make her miscarry. Also, she killed a woman who tried to press charges against the doctor for assault.  She is also presented as crazy towards the end when the doctor explains that there is nothing happening between them and she has made it all up, when she takes a weapon and hits him over the head, almost killing him.

2) How does the narrative work to hide and amend the way she is represented?

The structure of the film is a non-linear structure, we do not see the film in chronological order which makes it more pleasurable for the viewers. If the film was shown in chronological order, the first thing we would see was the doctor learning that his wife is pregnant. However, cleverly the film mixes things up to intrigue the readers, at the start there is no way that the viewers could understand that the girl suffers from erotomania. It is made out that she has a growing relationship with the doctor, Le Roic Garrec, as this is what the structure shows the viewers and hides the fact that she does suffer from this. Also, the multi-linear element allows the viewers to eventually see two sides of the story: the girls side and the doctors side. These sides contrast to each other and show two completely different sides. Throughout the film many flashbacks are shown, each one gives the reader a little bit more understanding of what is actually going on. 

The writer is clearly trying to make a statement and allow the audience to understand. The main element towards the end is when the viewers mainly understand what has actually happened, we learn why the girl acted like she did when it was revealed that she suffered from the illness erotomania. We see the girl walking down the corridor of a mental asylum, after she tried to kill Dr Le Garrec and it shows us that she made a sculpture out of the medicine she was supposed to be taking, which reveals why she was acting like she was. It also leaves mystery as she was walking down the asylum and she just disappears into thin air which could be implying how in the real world there are people that suffer from illnesses like this, but is is so hard to tell and explain. 

3) How does Mise-en-scene reflect the changes in the way the character is represented? 

Mise-en-scene is used during the film throughout the use of lighting and colours, these are visual elements that are clear for the viewers to see and understand what they are used for. When the lighting is bright and clear, we understand that the girl is happy and enjoying life, whereas later on when the lighting dimmers, we understand that this is when she becomes angry and is getting agitated inside. For example, when she is happy at the start the surroundings appear to be bright and colourful, seeming to create a happier mood. However, later on she begins to wear dull clothes such as black and surrounds herself in darkness, which creates a sad tone and dulls the mood. The lighting dimmers towards the end of the film where she hits Dr Le Garrec over the head with the weapon, which makes the viewers understand that she is getting angry inside. Also, the girl attempts to commit suicide, the lights are all switched off and she is wearing black clothing, implying death. The bright coloured clothing she wears at the beginning are red and colourful providing the audience with and idea of happiness.