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Anyone who speaks French that can read Mathieu's lips at the end?

posted 14 years ago by Cvilleforever
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I looked at the ending once again because it's really hard to tell what the director had in mind. One thing I noticed is that while they're looking at the lady sewing the bloody veil at the shop window, Mathieu holds Conchita's hand and says a few things. Since the camera is at that point looking at both characters from the side of the shop, the conversation is inaudible. I'm guessing that someone who is fluent in French may actually read his lips and enlighten us as to what Mathieu is saying in these 2 shots.

Please help! :)

[–] ilpohirvonen 13 years ago

I'm quite sure there is no sense what he is saying. I don't know any French, at all, but I think he's just talking gibberish. Each viewer has his/her own interpretation what they might be talking. I loved the ending, it once again shows how much Bunuel admired and loved Fritz Lang's Destiny (1921). Also I think the ending bore a striking resemblance with Krzysztof Kieslowski's Blind Chance (1981), where a plain blows up - perhaps also by terrorists. The two films also have some philosophical similarities. God. What a great film. I think this might just be Bunuel's finest.