Just added Another Earth. A movie that might be int he same vein and I found amazing but not necessarily fun at all is Melancholia.
--- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Susan" <wayback71@> wrote: > > > > Thanks, Barry. Really interesting film. And, I could see > > this happening in real life. Brit Marling is lovely, isn't > > she? And she co-wrote it. I am going to get another copy > > from Netflix just to see the last scene. > > Good for you. That's hard core. :-) > > Seriously, if you're considering this, also consider > ordering her first effort, an equally low-budget but > equally high-quality film called "Another Earth." She > was the co-writer and star of that film, too. I think > she's officially Someone To Watch In The Film World. > > > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Susan" <wayback71@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Just saw it on DVD from Netflix. On the DVD we viewed, the > > > > > movie ended with Peter leaving the museum, holding the hand > > > > > of the little girl. He is taking her outside to meet Maggie, > > > > > which was not the agreement. Then the screen went blank and > > > > > black, finito. It was abrupt. > > > > > > > > > > OTH, when I checked online (Wiki), the plot apparently > > > > > continues, with Maggie meeting the young girl, giving the > > > > > secret handshake, etc. > > > > > > > > > > So, did I get a defective DVD from Netflix, and missed the > > > > > last scene? Or was the official and final version as I saw > > > > > it what the writers wanted? > > > > > > > > > > My take on the whole thing was that Maggie was a fraud, and > > > > > was actually the mother of the young girl she had Peter bring > > > > > to her. > > > > > > > > SPOILER ALERT for those who may see the movie, which I > > > > definitely recommend. If you want to truly enjoy it, > > > > don't read any further. You've been warned. If you've > > > > seen the film or haven't and can't read, scroll down. > > > > > > BTW, "knows her" in my earlier spoiler post should > > > have been "knows it," meaning the handshake. The > > > girl *didn't* know Maggie. > > > > > >
