as i recall, it wasnt revealed to Shirley Maclaines character why Sheldrake left his wife so she believed he did it for her. Surely since she didnt know the real reason that would have motivated her to stay with him as he would have seemed to truly want to be with her and a good man despite wanting to use Baxters apartment again?
stay until Wednesday and write me a childlike letter pretending
She liked Baxter ("Why can't I fall in love with someone nice like you?") but thinks she loves Sheldrake. When Sheldrake tells her he wanted to take her back to the apartment she realizes how insensitive this is. At the same time Sheldrake tells about Baxter's refusal, not realizing that it only shows how much he cares about her. Add the two together and you gets the priceless shot where Fran runs through the streets to Baxter's apartment.
It was the right thing to do, love-wise.
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Rome. By all means, Rome.
It was the right thing to do, love-wise
Hah, Nice.
I agree with stevenvh's assessment.
Sadly enough though, that makes her into just another clueless woman in a Hollywood-movie.
that makes her into just another clueless woman in a Hollywood-movie.
One of the best endings in cinematic history:
"Shut up and deal."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnR3vQkofgg
Is it okay if I do it for mom and not you? 'Cause I really like mom.
There is an additional element in Fran's decision to dump Sheldrake and go with Baxter. Sheldrake has told her that Baxter has chucked his job, so she is choosing a man without a job over a man with a really secure and well-paid job. Now, that's really being romantic!
Obviously that idea worked far better in 1960 when jobs were plentiful than today. At least it was pretty certain that C C Baxter would find work.
"...would have motivated her to stay with him as he would have seemed to truly want to be with her and a good man despite wanting to use Baxters apartment again?"
Does anyone think Sheldrake would have turned into a good man? Even if the divorce went through and if he married Fran eventually, you know it would only be a matter of weeks or months before he started on a new series of mistresses. Hopefully Fran realized that too.
the ending is pretty obvious.Fran was a girl,who according to her story which she told Baxter, was unlucky at love,and she didnt believe anyone would truly love her.
When she realized Baxter truly loved her and gave up everything for her,she quit Sheldrake who was a successful man but didnt love her.
Just occurred to me: if Baxter quit his job, doesn't that mean Fran would quit hers as well? That's TWO unemployed people.
"May I bone your kipper, Mademoiselle?"
Yes I thought the same thing. The movie's closing scenes would have worked better without the element of Sheldrake being divorced and Fran thinking he did it for her. It would have been better if the drama was: will Fran stay with the man she loves even though she knows he's insensitive and devious or will she leave him for the man who's nice to her and actually loves her? Then, hearing that Baxter has finally stood up to his boss and stopped being among the ones who "get took", it would have inspired her to do the same thing to Sheldrake.
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