[MD] "The Girl in the Cafe"

[Heather Perella]

Marsha:
> I think one could consider this film in a number of
> different ways: 
> romantically, culturally, politically.  But I maybe it is
> best 
> described by the static-dynamic relationship.  The young
> woman being 
> the dynamic and the older gentleman being the static.  She
> enters his 
> world, opens him to new possibilities which in turn affects
> the 
> entire world he inhabits and moves them all forward towards
> betterment. Many were positively changed by this
> chance-dynamic encounter.

SA:  This dynamic-static way of explaining this movie, was what I was trying to say, but you said it much better and the point was well made in little writing.  Thanks.

 

Marsha: 
> It was a quiet film, and big changes were accomplished 
> regardless.  The film ended at a phone call which to me
> represented 
> open communication.  The viewer is invited to participate
> by imagining the relationship's next step if they choose
> to, or not.  I 
> don't like to analyze works-of-art too much, because I
> think to do so 
> is to kill them, but I did enjoy this movie.   It left me
> feeling 
> both sad and happy, but mostly quiet.

SA:  True, for the ending is what caught me up, and I almost let go of everything in the movie, the fantastic parts, all due to the ending, which, as you say, does leave the viewer invited to imagine the next step.  I can see how this is beautiful and significant in the relationship of not only the characters in the movie, but also the viewers.  It helps place the focus on relationships, not only romantic ones, but the overall static and dynamic ones.  It was a quality movie.  I don't usually watch these kinds of movies, but I'd have to say it was enjoyable and a good change of pace.  I may have left myself get caught up in trying to fill in the unfinished aspect of the movie too quickly and too much.

thanks for the suggestion,
SA