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what is your favorite moment?

posted 18 years ago by itsallhappening2
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i dont know how often this page gets looked at but i wanted to ask anybody to offer up their favorite moment in this beautiful film. i'm a film student at columbia university and im currently working on my senior thesis. i've decided to try to define the "cinematic moment" (i.e. any particular image, scene, instant, etc. that sticks out in your memory). 'les enfants du paradis' is filled with them, which is why i chose it for my topic. it's also relevant because carne and prevert were concerned with constructing and creating these "moments" in the film.
i want anyone who cares to to describe ANY (and i do mean any) image that sticks out for them from this film. thanks for your help.

[–] armanmarok 10 years ago

Whenever Baptiste is performing on stage. I was hypnotized by the poetry in his movement and the power he possesses in his elegance. Add to it this is one of the very few movies where the camera work never intrudes but improves.

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I saw it. A thing that was cold and dry. It was me. - La Belle Noiseuse

[–] angelofvic 9 years ago

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1. Anything and everything with Baptiste, especially his stage performances.

2. The scenes/shots of Garance's face with the glittering veil in her theatre box at Funambules. Magical, beautiful. She is never more beautiful than this, perhaps especially because she is there to watch Baptiste. The glitters from the magnificent veil are unearthly.
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[–] Bronson95 9 years ago

Agree, she was an absolute delight to watch