For a surprisingly good, fluffy, pretty, fun example of my last post ("why not to settle"), try Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. No eternal perspective here, of course, but there are people re-evaluating their priorities, finding what's important, and looking beyond the surface to the great things underneath. I very much enjoyed it!
Also, yummm.
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Miss Pettigrew is very enjoyable. Here are some essays I found on its website:
An interview with the director. I particularly like this quote about the climatic scene: In the script, Amy's character just sings the song, but I thought that in the middle of the song we needed to have a moment when Amy's character breaks down and Lee [Pace's pianist character] comes in and bolsters both her and their relationship. That's the crescendo. If you listen to the score, violins kick in, but there are no violins being played by anyone in the [on-screen] band! It's all done subconsciously—a magical moment where we go into their world.
About the history of the song "If I Didn't Care"
The Real Miss Pettigrew
Ooh, thank you so much for the links! I love "behind-the-scenes" stuff!
oh i have been wanting to see this movie...now I shall!
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