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Favorite Scene(s)

posted 16 years ago by Matches-5
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For me it's unquestionably the pair of scenes with Henriette; the first two sessions experimenting with the alphabet card. It feels obvious but I can't help it, Marie-Josée Croze knocked these two scenes out of the park. First I don't know if it was played this way on purpose but her flirty smile was knee-buckling in the first scene, when she asked, "What do you want?" That followed by the heartbreak on her face as she realizes he's saying "I want to die" was a sight to behold. Then, following up with day two, watching her face as she realizes he's saying thank you...listening to her cadence as she races through the alphabet to get to the letter "C" she's dying to "hear." It's such a treat to see her smile, her face glowing, and then the little comic relief in the funniest line of the film, "Women aren't complicated." I could watch those scenes over and over.

[–] Forlong 16 years ago

I loved the scene with the telephone guy's joke.
Where Jean-Do laughs out loud on the inside while you see him, lying there, paralyzed.

That nailed the whole movie for me. He doesn't want to be pitied all the time and it was the scene where it hit me the most, that there's still a perfectly normal guy on the inside of that body.

I wish there were more scenes like that but then again, it brings out the true horror of the story, so maybe it was better this way after all...

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[–] Sebastian_Can 16 years ago

My favorite scene was the Jean-Do's father call. A very touching & beautiful scene. Made me think about my own family and my relationship with my own father.

[–] darkangel2003 16 years ago

I agree with all these scenes, especially the original posters choice, I rarely pick up on acting talent - unless it's shockingly awful, but those two scenes were fantastic.

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[–] smbdy_someday 15 years ago

I love the scenes with his dad too.
But what sticks out is when he sees his kids for the first time. He talks about not feeling the warmth of his kids hugs. I'm not going to lie, I cried a little

[–] CharlotteBronte 15 years ago

It was an awesome movie. I watched it last year & it's still on my mind

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[–] Hal_Warren 15 years ago

I loved all the scenes with Isaach De Bankole... not sure why, but I love him as an actor, I loved The Limits of Control too.

However, the scene that really got me was when Jean-Do's father called him. I couldn't help but be overcome in that scene.

Sorry, Maury. I'm not a gymnast.

[–] pawnstar3 15 years ago

For me, it was the scene where he was walking along the street and sees that statue of the virgin mary i believe- and that great song is playing in the background - there was something so real and heartbreaking about that scene since an atheist is staring at what;s supposed to be a sybmol of religion and all the intellect in the world can't save him from his ensuing paralysis - and yet he was able to think back to that time when he was so firm in his beliefs, or lack thereof - there was something so subtley poignant about that- at least i took it that way

[–] jon-larsen 14 years ago

It's a long time since I saw this movie, but I think there is this scene where a fly is on his nose, and I think that he does something to get the fly away, and I felt like there was hope for him afterall!

[–] flyingsparks 13 years ago

There are way too many to count for me, and thus I will probably return to this thread - but I love the scene when he thinks "I've been to Lourdes before" (after Marie and the Father suggest going on a pilgrimage there, to pray for him to get better) and it cuts to the scene with his girlfriend's hair flowing wildly in the wind. Love the U2 song that starts playing.. the sensation of her hair he might have felt.. just the intense warmth of it all.