After he threw her photos in Arno, George said Lucy: " Something tremendous has happened to me... and to you". What he meant exactly with that? Obviously, he is in love with her but how he knows that she feels the same to him? Perhaps these words have meaning that Italy( Florence) had a cultural / romantic impact on both? I not read book yet so if someone can answer to me. Thanks in advance.
shareIn the book George and Lucy were deeply moved, even changed, by witnessing the murder at the fountain. I felt this scene lacked proper emphasis in the movie, though I'm not sure exactly why.
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I don't come from hell. I came from the forest.
I had not read the book but it seemed to me he was talking about the murder they both witnessed. It was, I supposed, to demonstrate his different...deeper way of viewing the world vs her, at that point, more shallow perspective. He meant it would change them forever, she didn't think it would.
I guess, if someone is "into" a book and picturing the scenes vividly in their imaginations AND being able to read the thoughts of the characters involved they would get a stronger sense of how they are being affected. That has always been the difficult part of dramatizing novels...helping the audience to see what the characters are thinking. And it isn't just the actor him/herself, it's the audience. Different looks/facial expressions mean different things to different people so their look is not an accurate window into their thinking.
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I've lent the book to a friend so I can't look it up right now, but my impression is that the murder was also life-changing and eye-opening for Lucy. I think George just realized it/faced it/was able to express it quicker (probably due to his father's candid and unusual influence, as opposed to her more conventional upbringing, not to mention her gender).
I've always thought the murder via stabbing, the blood, the weeping and the love of the murderer for the man he murdered, not to mention the tossing of Lucy's blood-covered pictures into the river, had a sexual connotation.
I don't come from hell. I came from the forest.