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QUESTION about the scene playing at time point 35:30 in the film

posted 14 years ago by DogtownGirl
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I have a question about the background (the outside) in the scene that plays at 35:30 in the film's DVD.

It is this: When Anne calls Remy to apologize for leaving his apt. so abruptly that morning (when she first met R's brother), it looks as though she's calling at dusk or nighfall. The view out her office window is darkened. Yet, when Remy is shown talking to her, from his office at the police station, it's bright and sunny outside! This is the scene when Remy asks Anne to have lunch with him at Antoine's (1pm) ...

ANYONE else notice this oddity? It's bright and sunny on Remy's end of the phone convo, yet darkened and almost dusk on Ann's end, of the same conversation. It almost looked stormy outside Anne's office ...

OK, so maybe they might have been on two opposite ends of the same city, but still ... I think this is a continuity error that should have been addressed, don't you?

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[–] bhilburn 11 years ago

It might have clouded up a good bit and caused heavy overcast while filming that scene. It happens like that sometimes.

[–] DogtownGirl 11 years ago

Oh sure, it might well have been, but still ... if one part of the scene looks one way and the other part looks another way, that is still a "continuity error" that should have been attended to whilst filming was going on, and/or looked after in post, IMO.

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[–] bhilburn 11 years ago

You're probably right.

[–] DogtownGirl 11 years ago

bhilburn,

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[–] bhilburn 11 years ago

Thank you, thank you very much.

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[–] transmentalist 9 years ago

Yep noticed it myself - conceivable for the reasons stated but still noticeable enough to be a continuity error, or at least oversight

[–] EtaoinShrdlu001 9 years ago

I don't get this "deep" into most movies, but could the darker "storm" outside Anne's window be a symbol of her conflict with begining a relationship with someone who could be a subject of her investigation, while the bright sunny day reflects Remy's happy, high-hopes feelings?

Haven't seen it in a while, but isn't she calling to basically break it off?

Also, couldn't the rain be a foreshadowing of what's to come, with Remy's brother getting whacked?

Anne calls, with bad news after mistaking Bobby for Remy, as a storm gathers behind her.
Later, Remy sends Bobby out into the storm, so Remy can be alone with Anne, where Bobby is once again mistaken for Remy, with disastrous consequences.

This is the kind of "Deep Symbolism" that is usually reserved for Films instead of movies, but it makes more sense than leaving in a mistake. (Looks like Reverse Snobbery, but meant with good intentions.)

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[–] DogtownGirl 9 years ago

Haha, your Signature ....

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