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cover of criterion disc question

posted 17 years ago by NiceGuyEddie75
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on the cover of the criterion disc, is that someone's hand on a woman's breast? or am i just mistaken?

[–] cinephile_12 17 years ago

You're mistaken, it's the woman's hand on a man's back. it is part of the montage in the beginning. If you saw the film, you'd most likely recognise it instantly.

p h u c k a b e e s !

[–] NiceGuyEddie75 17 years ago

aahhhhh... thank you. that clears up some things for me. *sigh*

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[–] atlantajoseph 15 years ago

That's exactly what I thought until I saw the film. I think the cropping and placement may be a purposeful attempt to create this very misperception. :-)

[–] dwood-4 15 years ago

The thing that perplexed me about the cover was the titles and the way they were designed on the Criterion box. They are like names taped onto a file. I don't know if i fully understood this movie. I do not know the significance of shaping the title as it is on a file. Perhaps the dehumanizing of war, like a clinical file being stored away ? Perhaps someone can shed light.