Robert,

I couldn’t agree more. I think Kuchar’s films dared you to laugh at them (which 
was entirely possible). But there is indeed a great deal of sweetness, sadness, 
and sincerity in his films. 

JW

Dr. Jonathan Walley
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Cinema
Denison University



> On May 14, 2019, at 11:46 AM, Robert Harris <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hold Me While I’m Naked, is a great suggestion. But I always took it very 
> seriously. He’s an everyman lonely filmmaker boy from the Bronx hope to get a 
> girl by having her star in his film.
> It’s a sweet sad film.
> 
> 
>> On May 14, 2019, at 11:35 AM, Jonathan Walley <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> One of my favorites, albeit a parody of such moments, is from Hold Me While 
>> I’m Naked (George Kuchar, 1966). I hate to have to reference a YouTube rip, 
>> but it’s worth it:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCB6xSHHG50 
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCB6xSHHG50>(See 7:29-7:53 for the example, 
>> including the perfect timing of match strike and percussion instrument at 
>> about 7:45). 
>> 
>> Of course, it’s not meant to be taken seriously. 
>> 
>> Or is it…
>> 
>> JW
>> 
>> 
>> Dr. Jonathan Walley
>> Associate Professor and Chair
>> Department of Cinema
>> Denison University
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 14, 2019, at 11:06 AM, Robert Harris <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Mood for Love, Wong Kai Was
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On May 14, 2019, at 10:38 AM, jimmyschaus1 <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Trusted Frameworkers,
>>>> 
>>>> I am seeking examples of great "first encounters" between characters.  Two 
>>>> people seemingly pushed together by the universe sort of thing, perhaps 
>>>> generated by an accident, a coincidence, a glance, a moment of especially 
>>>> outgoing behavior...
>>>> 
>>>> The golden torch-bearer I have in mind is the beginning of Rivette's 
>>>> Celine and Julie Go Boating, where a dropped pair of sunglasses leads to a 
>>>> wild chase through the streets and an ensuing magical partnership.  
>>>> 
>>>> Scenes which depict the seed of mysterious magnetism between two people.  
>>>> 
>>>> I realize scenes of this nature pop up in maybe every other movie you see, 
>>>> so just if anything really sticks out to you as a particularly novel or 
>>>> noteworthy example, that does something exciting formally...
>>>> 
>>>> cheers
>>>> Jimmy
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