what happens after??


Wow, I can't believe how few postings are on this board, considering the enigmatic ending of the movie.

First of all, the sign language...
breaking motion (with a serious-pouting expression)
feet running up stairs to freedom
wagging finger "no" and smiling
"me"
point down
"you"
circle motion with finger: ???
"you"
putting on wedding ring
hopeful smile, supplicatory expression, etc.

So, I thought that there was some kind of breaking out of prison implied, but perhaps that is negated by the shaking finger... The ending is pretty clear: she's offering to marry him again.

Now, let's keep in mind that the characters are apparently together later on in the timeline, since they are on the ferry together at the end of "Red".

So, what does this all mean? I don't see how Karol can get Dominique out of prison without getting himself and his friends in trouble with the law. So how can they end up together. Would she somehow get out of prison (how?) and join him in secret? If so, wouldn't he have to worry about her betraying him once again, by ratting out to the authorities that he is still alive and hence guilty of faking his own death?

How serious a crime is it in Poland to fake your own death? The one hairdresser friend character seemed to be implying that they would get in deep trouble if it was found out. But, if Karol could reveal himself as being alive without getting more than a slap on the wrist, and then marry Dominique, the ending would make sense. If not that, I can't quite figure it out.

I kind of think that part of the point of the movie is to put "equality" in a fairly bad light (i.e. revenge), as the first movie puts "liberty" in a fairly bad light (i.e. isolation). The third movie, however, puts "fraternity" in a good light (i.e. compassion, interconnectedness).

The funny thing that I wasn't expecting, though, is that Karol's plan seemed to work rather well. I was assuming that he would relent rather than punishing her, but even if she gets out at the end, she's already gone through a lot of bad stuff by that point.

Any insights?... especially about what happens after the end of the movie!





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I interpreted the sign language a little differently, but it's impossible to tell what it really means. My interpretation was, "I could get out of here and be free (i.e. by revealing that you're in town and I know how to find you), but, no. You walk around free. You find a new woman and marry her. (That's what I want for you.)" It definitely seems that she is not angry with him, or maybe she feels guilty for the way she treated him and that she deserves to be in prison. The bottom line is: she can't prove her innocence without revealing his guilt. I think it's fantastic how enigmatic that ending is. I watched it with some friends and we each had a completely different idea of what it meant.

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If Karol had enough connections (and it seemed like ha had a lot of friends), he could definitely get himself out of prison. I'm Polish myself, and I know that at that time (right after commuism was abolished), there was a lot of mess with the polic and the judicial system in general (because of the great changes). So it was possible... And besides, he could have explained it in some way... I mean, a year ago an artist faked her own death to see what reactions she'd get when she revealed herself to be alive... And she didn't get thrown into prison! As long as Karol's death wasn't on any kind of record (anyone can get a death ad into the papers and the other people handling the situation could have been hired by Karol), he's clean...

I just hate all of these extroverted, pseudo-bohemian art-school losers...

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Obviously, he must have come clean about it with few repercussions, since, at the end of "Rouge," he is identified on the news with his own name, not a pseudonym he would have needed had he still been carrying on the charade.


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he turns himself in allowing her to be released

himself going to prison instead and the crazy love affair continues







so many movies, so little time

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