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Does Wikipedia describe the ending accurately? SPOILERS OBV.

posted 11 years ago by GuyOnTheLeft
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The plot synopsis states flatly that Bree goes back to Pennsylvania with Klute. But that had not been my interpretation at all. I can see now that this is a possibility, but I don't think it is correct to state it as a sure thing.

Thoughts? I may edit it, but I want to hear some other opinions first.

For reference, as of now at least these are the final two sentences of the Wikipedia synopsis:

"Klute rushes in, and Cable jumps out the window to his death.
The film closes with Daniels moving out of her apartment to return to Pennsylvania with Klute."

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[–] cookiela2001 11 years ago

There was a huge, long thread about this here, once. To me, it seems obvious she is moving on with her life with Klute, and leaving New York with him. A few people here felt differently.

[–] GuyOnTheLeft 11 years ago

So why the voice over saying the opposite? And during the voice over there is a shot of her sort of kneeling to embrace him in a way that is like a sad deliverance of news he doesn't want to hear, or a kind of goodbye/apology/expression of appreciation and that she will miss him. I took it that he was taking her to the airport or train station or something.

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[–] EJverh 11 years ago

I saw a documentary about it where yes, she does indeed goes away with him. But Jane thought it was too happy of an ending and unlike Bree, so they added a voice over with her saying `I`ll probably be back in a week `. I agreed with this. Bree was not that person. She was addicted to that kind of life; the power she has on a client. I think that Klute was a different type of client for her, but one nonetheless. She couldn't commit.