Yes: Screenplay and NotesTo have her characters better express ideas which might be abstract or hard to digest, Potter chose to write their dialogue in verse, though such is the narrative drive and the strength of the performances that for much of the time this seems like just more lyrical version of everyday speech. She says of her choice: "I read somewhere that in times of war the sales of poetry books go up. It's as though we need to use our most clear and rich tool, which is the tool of language, to express. |
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... looks out , confidently , at the group waiting attentively around the table . SHE : I understand that you've invited me To make a case that life begins at three Hours ; or at one , or two , or maybe four , As if there is a moment when ...
... looks out , confidently , at the group waiting attentively around the table . SHE : I understand that you've invited me To make a case that life begins at three Hours ; or at one , or two , or maybe four , As if there is a moment when ...
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... looks him in the eye . SHE : Look , I'm an individual . I am me . ( cont'd ) HE : SHE : Me this , me that . Each one of us is we . We're not alone . I know . Look , I agree . I'm not your enemy . How did this start ? HE : From Elvis to ...
... looks him in the eye . SHE : Look , I'm an individual . I am me . ( cont'd ) HE : SHE : Me this , me that . Each one of us is we . We're not alone . I know . Look , I agree . I'm not your enemy . How did this start ? HE : From Elvis to ...
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... looks down at him , tenderly , and strokes his hair . After a while she looks up at the window , towards the light . Beach ( Havana ) - Day HE and SHE are rolling on the sand , kissing , laughing , gazing at each other with love ...
... looks down at him , tenderly , and strokes his hair . After a while she looks up at the window , towards the light . Beach ( Havana ) - Day HE and SHE are rolling on the sand , kissing , laughing , gazing at each other with love ...
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Yes: Screenplay and Notes Sally Potter,John Berger,Sally Porter,Pankaj Mishra No preview available - 2005 |
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