Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 8/10/02 12:01 PM, John Bohner at johnbohner@earthlink.net thoughtfully wrote: > > Obviously the man on the right is depressed and a bit drunk. > He is staring at a reflection in the water at his feet. > It is of a half dressed woman combing her hair in the window > of the 2nd floor apartment across the street. > Her inverted image has started him thinking of his youth in > Amsterdam as a photographer's assistant lugging a > view camera to the more notorious districts of the city. > Little did he know then, he would become a serious Leica addict, > spending his meager pension on folding lens hoods for ancient > elmarits and eating his cat's food. > The people to the left are laughing, sharing an digital camera's > image of their party in the restaurant they have just left. > Yes, film noir, it is. This reminds me of the scene in "LA Story" where Steve Martin is commenting on the contents of a painting. We see the four-some looking as Martin talks. It's a great scene. I won't ruin how it ends, trite though this might be. "LA Story" is one of the great comedies of the 90s although completely overlooked. Both brash and subtle it bears re-viewing very well. When Martin does his own work he is brilliant. Adam Bridge - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html