So right! I guess some will do anything...lie, cheat, steal, kill, abandon family, etc....for the almighty MONEY. You hear about it everyday. Some things never change!
"You shot me... I can't believe you just shot me!" -- Meg Masters
His plan was that he could convince his wife to go now only if the daughter were not brought along (too upsetting, she feared), then have her flown down afterward - once they are settled into Brazil. Desperate, no?
shareThat's right. The was never any thought of abandonment. He planned for them to all go together, but his wife wouldn't hear of it since she thought it would only be a short trip. In VO he rationalized that once they were down there and his wife learned the truth, they'd send for their daughter.
What a tight, expert little movie. Tense, surprising, deeply human and moral.
he rationalized that once they were down there and his wife learned the truth, they'd send for their daughter.I don't think he ever intended for his wife to know the truth. It seems he was going to say he'd gotten a promotion and would be working in Brazil. That's the scenario he tried to run by her before she figured it out. Her answer was, 'as long as we're together' (meaning all of them, the daughter included).
1950s movies are full of kids that I would leave a continent to avoid.
shareJason_Radley
I just saw a movie, Talk about a Stranger, with the most obnoxious brat ever put on film. He was played by Billy Gray. And he was rotten before he even got the dog.
I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.
The movie 'Talk about a stranger' is focused on the kid, Bud, but he's hardly the only one. That's all I'll say so as not to accidentally spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen the movie. The actor, Bill Gray, did an excellent job. I remember him from Father knows best.
Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]