Was anyone else surprised when...?
I was thunderstruck when Emma announced to her husband at film's end, "I love Antonio." That was the ultimate act of selfishness. She was writing off her whole family when she made that announcement, for she certainly knew what the cost would be. If she had carried on with the affair quietly, she would have kept their illusions intact and who would that harm? After all, this is a culture where affairs are commonplace, and generally accepted when unacknowledged. There wasn't much to like about Tilda Swinton's character. I like to think it's a rare mother who puts her personal happiness before her children; by the story's end, she forfeits the happiness of her entire family. I guess that's another post...the problems that develop when parents live for themselves. You never stop being a mother or father, until you stop acting like a mother or father. While the film was compelling enough to keep me watching, there is already an over abundance of films that glorify infidelity.
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