> > For me, the main quality of a good > > film is that it *surprises* me, and takes me somewhere I > > have never been before. > > Agreed. > When I saw "Breathless" w/ Richard Gere, I knew nothing about > it. The warped compulsiveness of his character coupled with his > unbridled optimism really captivated me. > The scene where he's watching TV while Elvis' "Caught in a Trap" is > playing in the background summed it up for me. He sees that the > cop he shot has just died. He looks out the window into the > courtyard to see others watching the news as well; the heaviness > of the situation and concurrent drama of the song kick in and I > was experiencing the discomfort. Suddenly he jumps up from his > chair, throws the bathroom door open, takes one side of the shower > sliding door off the track and jumps into the shower with his French > girlfriend - the joyous energy of the song capturing that sudden > change of mood just as well as it had created the drama. Leaving > me: Breathless.
Yup. You should see the original. The Richard Gere remake was actually very good, but the original vision was Jean-Luc Godard's, and the original compulsive wild man was Belmondo. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
