On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:36 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> The context here is: in a work of art. It's too broad, but it can be
> reasonably argued that in many novels the most memorable scene is one in
> which
> "nothing happens", i.e. in which the action/plot is not advanced.   E.g.:
>

When it comes to "nothing happens", a good example of that in films is the
end of THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE.  That last scene where "nothing happens"
is very profound.

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