Bipolars and borderlines might make for exciting drama in movies, but actually having to deal with one in real life becomes quite charmless very quickly.
--- TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ 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/
