Key points for this class
Love stories
Sid and Nancy
The Boys in the Band
Love
Be aware of different aspects of love. Groin (desire) -> heart -> will -> spirit. Most love stories end with heart -- love seen as need (as opposed to desire). Love act of will.
Love as spirit -- Joan of Arc, Wings of Desire. Evanescent (pornography dense). Instinct -> spirit huge movement, rich in dramatic potential.
Four general endings -- happy, nasty, open-ended (mature), conciliation (happy but also mature, accept full individuality of other). Disturbed films generally patriarchal.
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