Question about the end of the movie *spoilers*
At the very end, on the train scene, the man holds a picture of a little girl. Who is she? Maybe her daughter? Maybe I missed something... Thank you.
shareThe name next to the photo in the final frame has the same surname as the Magician, so I'm guessing it was a daughter that maybe died, or that he has lost contact with.
shareThe name on the photo in the closing sequence is 'Sophie Tatischeff', and I think I remember text along the lines of 'In memory of...' being next to the image. Sophie T was Jacques Tati's daughter; she died in 2001.
I had taken the image to be the daughter of the magician in the film: I've only just found references to Tati's daughter by searching on the web. Like several other things in the film, this is quite a subtle point: you aren't directly shown that the photo in the magician's hand is the one you later see close up. I wonder whether Sylvain Chomet knew Sophie, and perhaps discussed with her his proposed development of her father's screenplay.
It actually says "à Sophie Tatischeff". So "at Sophie Tatischeff"?
Maybe a French speaker could clarify that for us.
"For Sophie Tatischeff"
A Dedication...
:)
Long story...see http://bit.ly/dkigRT (While the movie is simply "bittersweet", the reality behind it is darker.)
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