Woman with tree strapped to her back...

The obvious stuff: new life, freedom, vitality. Which of course is supposed to contrast with the woman who is tied down and unable to move in the same scene.

It got laughs like it was meant too. It was weird because the film did not show much of Bausch's humor. And when it did (like the guys with water or the manipulated couple in Cafe Muller), no one laughed. At least the tree got its laugh.

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