yesterday i watched the movie with my mother and we have a little "discussion": i say that mr. whit (colin) goes with larita in a romantic way, my mother says he just leaves the family but no flirt with larita.
what do you think? :S
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I saw this film yesterday and loved it.
Ok, so about your question, these are my thoughts. ((WARNING SPOILERS!!))
In my opinion Mr. Whittaker does leave with Larita in a romantic way.
During the whole film he is the only one who defends her from the family. You also find out Larita has a lot more in common with his father-in-law than with her husband (Ben Barnes) such as, they both speak french, like all what has to do with the world of motors, have liberal thoughts (they're the only two who think that a couple should live away from the family and not WITH the family, *notice that John doesn't want to leave his mother*)... and in the final scene, where they dance tango I think they realize they like each other. Not only them, but everybody I think xDD
I also thought Mrs. Whittaker was waiting for the perfect moment to end up with her husband. In the tango scene, where one of her daughters says 'Mother you should stop this' or something like that, she says 'No'; and when they finish dancing she breaks up with him.
I though it was a great ending.
Colin was so cute in this one. Although Ben spends most of his time singing. Don't get me wrong, he has a great voice but I ended up a little bit tired hearing him and acting so childish ¬¬
Anyway, great film. If you're a Colin fan (I am :D), you'll enjoy every second of it. We even get the chance to see him dance twice \o/\o/
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There was actually an interview clip somewhere with Colin and Jessica where they were asked if the two end up together.
Interestingly, the two of them had opposing opinions on the subject!
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well, i'm glad not to be the only one who got really 'excited' with the tango scene . i have a friend who says each one goes his/her way, not together .
i believe that being a noel coward play there wont't be a passionate/sexual scene but there is love in the air!
in barcelona the film premiered january 1st
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I was at the screening at the Toronto film festival, and during the Q&A afterwards, director Stephen Elliot was asked if Jim and Larita got together romantically at the end. He replied that he was deliberately ambiguous about it and that Jessica Biel was of the opinion that they did NOT, that they were just "kindred spirits," but Colin said something like, "What are you kidding? After that tango?" I thought that was so funny and secretly wondered if Jessica, at 22, thought Colin way too old for her character but Colin thought otherwise.
Someone asked about teaching Colin to tango, and apparently Colin dropped Jessica at one point in the filming and Stephen said it would be a hilarious outtake, but doubted it would be included in the DVD because Colin had approval of the contents!
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Ha ha ha, I'm 36 and so would I!!!!
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Mmmmmmmm!!!
I'll just join the queue!
me too! when i first heard about the film i couldn't believe that colin was "just" the father... anyway, if larita doesn't want him i'm sure he will find soon another girl :D
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I think that she leaves with him and it is in a romantic way. They were meant to rescue each other. hey were soulmates and the tango which they danced perfectly together was a very sexy and erotic dance for that time..and still is.
Pattinson is ridiculously hot
Hehe - same-o. I'm 22. Colin Firth is totally swoon-worhty! I loved the tango scene - I couldn't decide if they were just kindred spirits or might actually fancy each other...hmm, either would be appropriate. Plus she obviously doesn't mind older men - her first husband and all.
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I just watched this in French, thinking it was going to be in english with French subtitles, and I have to say that is pretty much how it looked to me. The dad clearly was interested in his daughter-in-law, she liked him but I'm not sure it was love. It's funny how much you have to pay attention to the acting if you don't understand the words.
shareJust watched at the premier in sydney last night where stephan elliot introduced it. great film. its funny because i had the same argument at the end with my mate.
i thought they were just kindred spirits going off to experience the world together in a purely platonic way. however my mate thought it was definately a romantic exit.
so yeah can't say. she did say she liked older men, but to me they seemed a lot more like brother and sister than lovers....
Hi Simonduncan watt, I live in Bulli and new Easy Virtue was going to be on but decided to wait for it to come out at the cinema as I thought it would just be my luck that it would rain on Wednesday night, which it didn't.
I have read the play and the ending has only Larita leaving at the end. I also have the soundtrack and the last song is When the Going Gets Tough and from the lyrics is sounds to me that they leave together and they intend on being together. Is this song played over the end titles and if so did you sit and listen to it? When Larita sings Darling it seems to me she is singing it seductively and not in a friendly way at all.
I know there is a showing in February as well but might as well wait until I can watch it in the comfort of air-conditioning.
For those reading this that do not live in Australia, Easy Virtue was shown outdoors in the most beautiful spot on Sydney Harbour at Mrs MacQuaries Chair, just around from the Sydney Opera House. In hindsight I really should have went.
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It seemed romantic to me.
shareI agree with JEssica that the characters of Larita and Mr. Whittaker were only kindred spirits. I don't think Larita would be so quick to get with another man, especially the father of her husband. :-?? I mean, up until the last minute before she left the estate, she was professing her love for John.
shareShe said on a few occasions that her first husband was much older than her so its entirely possible they ended up romantically involved.
Great ending no matter what.
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Finally saw the movie and I believe that he went with her as kindred spirits, not romantically. I didn't get the vibe that they were interested in each other, I just believe the father knew his son was just a boy who couldn't hold on to Larita.
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You didn't get the vibe between them after THAT tango?! ;-)))I strongly believe they ended up together. Also, as for comments that she would never end up with her fiance father - I don't believe Noel Coward is the one to love female characters of this kind. He's more likely to write about free spirited, bold women who like to take risks - even if it's going to look inappropriate. Plus, a la guerre com a la guerre, a girl like her wouldn't think her actions are incorrect if she want to get something (or someone ;-)) I admire her!
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I thought they went off together in an open way: they weren't going to commit to each other but if they wanted to, they could be romantic. Does that make sense? They'd probably fool around and have fun with each other, but they weren't going to tie each other down any time soon.
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Well, just saw it.
Quite quickly I started thinking that everyone is mismatched in this movie. The Mother would be happy with that neighbour, the son with the daughter of the neighbour (Sarah?) and Colin with Jessica. I kind of thought in the end that this is how it will eventually go, now that everyone is free :) Maybe not in the same night but ... in course of time.
Had they not had that tango scene towards the end, I would've said they just 'left together' but I honestly think it was in a romantic way. And not just from their dance together, but as someone else pointed out, he was the only one to defend her throughout the movie and they had a lot more in common that she and her new husband. So yes, I think they LEFT together-left together. ;]
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Hmm, I keep changing my mind about this. I thought their tango v sexy, & I think there was a real spark between them, but perhaps they did just leave as friends & kindred spirits. I wouldn't rule out the possibility of romance in the future though. Ben Barnes was really cute, but as the film shows, he's just a boy, whereas Colin is (as always) a MAN. Sigh...
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The thing is, Colin was not in love with Jessica. He just wanted an excuse and an 'agent' to show him his way out of the English stagnation of his neighbourhood. Jessica, to him, is a symbol of things that tempted him. When they talked in garage, and Jessica said Colin looked like he still had a flare of life left in him, he said if he had, then it wasn't for pet cemetaries and Japanese lanterns. But trapped with those people, he thought he'd never actually see something he could live for. The departure of Jessica was the catalyst that set him off. He realized two things:
1, It was now or never for him because now he had the dramatic situation and that tango gave him the escape velocity.
2, Jessica leaving alone in tears would symbolize quite the opposite of what he dreamt of or hoped to see yet again.
We all live with visions. Some are big, some are small. Very rarely we get an actual chance of materializing that vision. When that chance comes, something itches inside you and tells you "now's the time!" And you do something drastic you didn't have planned even 10 minutes ago.
That was it.
I also do not think Colin left for his love of Jessica. Jessica, to him, is not 'the woman', but rather a symbol of what he craved to go back to. He could not let that symbol fade. Hence the biased opinions at dinner table, post-scandal solicitation, tango, and everything else.
Hmm. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense, shushens. I'll settle for that!
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What's love?
Isn't an illusion, too? And anytime, anywhere.
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As they were of opposing views, couldn't they have both? First, a romantic weekend of passion in Paris, in the spirit of their dramatic get away. Then they would understand the nature of their "kindred spirits" and remain good friends? I could see them do the Riviera after that, him with a cocktail in his hand, scanning the beaches for women to hunt, she racing around in her car, chasing passionate playboys for sex and adventure. They could live at the same hotel, and have mutual dinners in between. They could go on like that forever, or until the money runs out...
Love your phrasing “escape velocity”
I think Larita and Jim would become passionate and in love. From the beginning, Jim is attracted to such a beautiful, accomplished, and worldly woman. He is impressed with how well she performs under pressure (newspaper clipping reveal about her first husband) and how independently she thinks (re the hunt).
Out of respect for Larita and Johns marriage, Jim doesn’t make advances until the Tango scene. At this point, John has refused Larita, when she needed him. She sticks to her guns and refuses the boor Philip, does a dance step by herself and as she pivots, like magic, there is Jim. Now Jim can love her wholly in a way that both will find fulfilling. He’s under no further obligations to his family after Veronica tells him “you’re done”.