This part didn't make sense to me. Frances said that he came every day and put flowers in the vase. Flowers don't wilt and die overnight.... Hmmm.
shareThe wild flowers were not the point...Frances states in her narrative that she sees the old man every day, we see her wave to him or greet him, and we see him notice her but not return her greeting. At the close of the movie, we see him smile slightly and greet her first, to her delight. In this simple gesture, along with the water flowing freely from the spout that stubbornly refused to do anything up to that moment, it is like the house, and the people in the countryside around her, have accepted her completely and she feels truly at home.
Just my thoughts on it, having been in a similar situation...
Thankfully, a posting from someone with some true insight into the messages of this movie. I love the movie because I can relate to many of the feelings of several of the characters, but for those of you who don't like it or don't agree, please find something you DO like and can comment positively on.
shareMy thoughts, exactly. I loved this movie even though it took great poetic license from the book (which I thought was fabulous)! I can watch this film over and over for the sheer beauty of the location and embracing the richness of Italian culture.
There's passion and a sense of a missed love in the way the old gentleman lays flowers in the walled vase. The first time I saw that scene, it made me feel as though he once loved someone who may have lived in the villa that now belongs to Frances. It showed a passion that is firmly rooted in his soul. At least that's how I chose to see it and it moved me.
Anyway, I thought perhaps that gentleman couldn't bring himself to accept someone new was now there. If you recall, the villa had been vacant for a very long while.
As r-breden states, the gentleman finally greeting Frances, the spout gushing with water, and Frances' "wishes" finally all coming true, makes one feel she has truly found herself at home.
I guess you can tell, I love this film!
The book was good then? After seeing the movie, I've been curious about it, but I haven't heard anything about the book.
I'm guessing (from your enthusiasm) that you'd recommend it? (sry for spelling)
Our scars have the power to remind us that the past was real. ~ Hannibal Lecter
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