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what does Fedor thanks the girl for eventually ?(no spoil intended)

posted 16 years ago by OneGettingOlderAndBetter
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I know I must have missed something (but it was a very late show on tv !!!)
for I dont get what did the girl did that saves the writer in the end ?
I get it it is the fact that he wrote the story that prevent him from being dead for good, now, but he is compelled to wrote the story in order to pay for his debts, not because of the girl's doing...

This is one of the few pictures of Mr Peck that is missing in the library so I ask.(I could borrow a copy of the book, but I'd better not do that. Reading Dostoievsky is not on my agenda yet. Might be a terminal reading for me :p)

emm
"to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men"

[–] zuzupetal_99 14 years ago

I thought at the end, he doesn't thank her, but asks for her forgiveness. He's saved at the end b/c he feels like he's paid his debt in heaven, and after writing that book (perhaps w/ thanks from Pauline for the story/experience itself) he'll be able to pay his debts on earth.

I hope you've gotten a chance to watch this movie again, b/c I thought it was interesting & I enjoyed it; although the part where Fedja turns into a real gambler & loses everything was a bit hard to watch just b/c I know people really do that in real life....

"Are you going to your grave with unlived lives in your veins?" ~ The Good Girl

[–] Xcalat3 14 years ago

I thought at the end, he doesn't thank her, but asks for her forgiveness

this.

When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...

[–] OneGettingOlderAndBetter 14 years ago

"I hope you've gotten a chance to watch this movie again, b/c I thought it was interesting & I enjoyed it; although the part where Fedja turns into a real gambler & loses everything was a bit hard to watch just b/c I know people really do that in real life.... "

Unfortunaly I only saw it on teevee - late show. I agree about the loss, it's very noir. Good writing.

emm
"to tax and to please, no more to love and to be wise, is not given to men"