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26. Sunday, December 7, 2008 6:52 AM
mr. silencio RE: The dwellers of Diane Selwyn's mind


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QUOTE:The old couple are linked to her winning the jitterbug dance off. Maybe they are the judges or her dancing coaches, and they are mingling with in Dianes memories of a happy moment. As she lays her head on the red pillow and begins the dream the first half of the film unfolds, the couple reappear representing her hopeful starting point of encouragement as she arrives in Hollywood. They send her off as they may have in her real life at the jitterbug contest. Later on as the reappear in laughing mocking way possibly representing Dianes failures in choices twisting  the happy moments with fear, regret and ugliness.


 I don't see it exactly this way. I think the scene when they follow her in the corridor and then in her bedroom are simply threatening and scaring. Maybe some people see that scene as grotesque and laughable. I just see it as a horrifying and ravaging warrant from her inner spirit. Plus, we have the famous gesture the tiny version of them does after they crawl under Diane's door. Which is raising arms in the air as if saying 'Not guilty'. Actually, I think Diane's suicide is caused by a great variety of elements of course, but the strongest one that eventually leads her to the action of commiting suicide is the torture of being unaware of what truly happened to Camilla (yes, she is probably dead, but we don't know that for sure since the hit man is not exactly a professional) and being guilty for what she did to her lover and to herself.



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27. Sunday, December 7, 2008 8:38 AM
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I agree with you the couple is quite scary and the laughing and mocking has this tone now.

In the end, when they are small and echoed, or large and ebullient, all up in her face, the tone of ridicule has shifted up another few notches. As viewers we are horrified right along with Diane to the point of no return and can justify her drastic self destruction. 


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28. Sunday, December 7, 2008 9:12 AM
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QUOTE:

(yes, she is probably dead, but we don't know that for sure since the hit man is not exactly a professional) 

The bumbling hitman is Diane's hope that he might not be good enough to complete his task, much like the failed attempt at the beginning of the movie.
In reality the key is on the table, the deed is done, she is dead.

 
29. Sunday, December 7, 2008 12:39 PM
mr. silencio RE: The dwellers of Diane Selwyn's mind


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Almost certainly dead, yes.


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