Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Stolen Kisses

I always liked the scene in Stolen Kisses where Antoine Doinel is standing in front of the bathroom mirror, saying the names of the two women he is torn between, to himself, over and over and over again. He says their names over and over and then throws his own name into the mix, and these names, and these people, become nothing and everything all at the same time. It's one of my favorite scenes of all time. I don't think anyone less than Truffaut could have made this work.

Click on the picture below to watch the scene. (6 MB, Windows Media Player required)

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