Thanks for the filling-in, Pearl, on the details for "The Piano".
Harvey's character was rather enigmatic, I thought. I think he's an awfully good actor, although he has no appeal for me, otherwise. But I didn't see how Ada was going to make herself stick around with Sam, considering the way her character was presented. The finger-cutting was the reason I'll never watch it again. I hated that it was done and I hated that he did it. I also wondered how he managed to cut off only the one.
But he and Ada didn't seem to suit at all. It didn't matter how nice Sam was, Ada didn't really seem the sort to appreciate it. She was never going to be enamoured of his conventional ways, no matter how decent or good-looking he was. Yes, I remember the bed scene between them, now that you mention it, but it didn't do anything for me. You saw tenderness, while I saw her indulging him, almost patronizing him, in a sort of, "Well, maybe I should give him a chance, to be fair," way. Anyway, I was a little embarrassed for him, poor sod. I can't remember the plot that well, now. You remember it far better than I do. :)
I loved Anna Paquin getting personal with the tree trunks.
Never saw "In the Cut" or any others of Campion's films.
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Harvey's character was rather enigmatic, I thought. I think he's an awfully good actor, although he has no appeal for me, otherwise. But I didn't see how Ada was going to make herself stick around with Sam, considering the way her character was presented. The finger-cutting was the reason I'll never watch it again. I hated that it was done and I hated that he did it. I also wondered how he managed to cut off only the one.
But he and Ada didn't seem to suit at all. It didn't matter how nice Sam was, Ada didn't really seem the sort to appreciate it. She was never going to be enamoured of his conventional ways, no matter how decent or good-looking he was. Yes, I remember the bed scene between them, now that you mention it, but it didn't do anything for me. You saw tenderness, while I saw her indulging him, almost patronizing him, in a sort of, "Well, maybe I should give him a chance, to be fair," way. Anyway, I was a little embarrassed for him, poor sod. I can't remember the plot that well, now. You remember it far better than I do. :)
I loved Anna Paquin getting personal with the tree trunks.
Never saw "In the Cut" or any others of Campion's films.
It's good to "see" you, by the way!