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>Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 13:44:36 -0500 (EST)
>Subject: Trip to Thamesmead - reply
>reply-to: "Beautiful Thing Email List"
>
>>Jay,
>> Thanks for sharing the trip to Thamesmead. For those of us bound
>>to only the movie of knowing what Jamie and Ste's living conditions are, >it
>is a big help to get a first hand view.
>
>Yeah - it was fun, and a little scary, to go there by myself. I couldn't
>believe that things worked out like they did, I hadn't really planned it that
>way, it just turned out I was going to be in London and I thought to myself,
>Hey, I can visit Thamesmead while I'm there, and then I figured I OUGHT to
>visit, for all the other fans, and take pictures, etc., so that pushed me
>through the scary part and voila!
>
>> Did you actually see flat 269? I mean can you walk about where
>>they did in the movie?
>
>Most of the walkways are locked off with iron gates at each end, so I
>couldn't actually walk up to flats and check their numbers. I did figure out
>which row of flats was probably used in the movie, based on the balcony
>shots. I walked around the public areas, like the steps that Jamie runs up
>during the opening titles (the bench he leaps over is still there), and the
>place along the lake where Sandra finds Ste crying, and Tavy Bridge. I
>wasn't certain of the plaza area where they dance at the end of the movie,
>because they are doing some major renovation in the Tavy Bridge area, and
>large parts were fenced off, with construction equipment and things torn up,
>etc.
>
>I need to watch the movie again now, with an eye out for clues to sites, now
>that I've been there. Then, I suppose I need to go back (look out,
>London!). I used the London A-Z guide for a general plan of the Thamesmead
>area. It would help to have a detailed plan, with flat numbers, etc. This
>is the kind of thing whoever is managing Thamesmead now would have. Any
>ideas?
>
>:o) jay

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>Subject: Some observations and questions @ BT
>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 97 09:39:46 -0000
>From: Clem
>
>Hello all,
>
><sorry, this is kinda long and a double apologies to all if this is this
>message's second posting. I'm having some email posting problems which
>David is trying to help me out with. Thank you for your help, my friend,
>and I'm sorry for in anyway contributing to rising frustration levels.>
>
>
>
>I was watching the film last night (Monday) and was intent on asking you
>all about some of the things that were popping into my head. (I should
>explain that I was able to watch the video because I went ahead and
>ordered the film from england and can watch it on a PAL vcr at work. I'm
>going to get the NTSC version as soon as it comes out though. Just to
>habe all my bases covered, so to speak.)
> So anyways, I'm kicking it here jotting down some nagging brain burps.
>And what could be a better thing to do but to share them? (Sorry if we've
>gone over this before. Haven't seen it but perhaps it was prior to my
>enlistment.)
>
>Hmmmn....
>-What movie did Jamie turn on to watch after bailing out of football
>practice?
>
>-Would any eyebrows be raised by parents or peers by a boy who was always
>gelling his hair? Or is that quite "normal" these days?
>
>-When Leah is singing Mam Cass to Jamie on the porch, is she really
>trying to do an american accent? I believe the stageplay has her doing
>so...
>
>-Doesn't Sandra come across at the beginning of the film as just bitter
>and mean? Really unlikable? I have to admit that after my forth viewing
>I've warmed to her considerably though.
>
>-What does Sandra mean when she says, "...it's unatural for a girl Leah's
>age to be into Mama Cass..."?
>
>-It seems to me that when Ste is making tea he actually takes the skillet
>off the stove and over to the counter and is doing some kind of prep work
>or something with it when he dashes off to shutup Leah.
>
>-Doesn't Trevor actually look like a stereotypical "twit"?
>
>-Didn't the film seem to have segues between scenes that seemed just a
>bit too sharp, a little too quick?
>
>-In the film, how are we supposed to know that Tony is a middle class
>slacker? By that business regarding which game shows they all watched,
>'haps?
>
>-Was the dumping of the burned potatoes onto Ste's plate by his shit of a
>dad meant simply to be a rebuke or was it a form of punishment (ie, he
>_has_ to now eat it all)? By Ste's reaction, I'm guessing the latter but
>it wasn't clear (to me, at least).
>
>-A possible editing mistake: that lady singer who sang "spend a little
>time with me" (at the bar Sandra worked at) was at the counter ordering a
>drink when Sandra moves around to the front of the bar to kick out Leah
>and her friend, Slasher. The sandra-POV camera shows the woman to be
>there -- when the camera shows the three primaries at the table, and the
>bar over their shoulders, the woman is gone.
> Now, ok, maybe she moved away....but still, just something I noticed.
>
>-What's up with the strange expression on Sandra's face after she kisses
>goodnight her friend?
>
>-This is probably a reflection of my amerimedia mindset but I also
>noticed very few (if any) uses of the word "bloody". If this true, does
>this reflect simply Harvey's writing style or is this word actually not
>used as often we think?
>
>-The uses of that instrumental music was always dead on right. Was that
>John Altman? I can't quite tell with my cd insert. It really worked in
>the "bed scene".
>
>-I really liked how the whole scene of their collecting the soaked
>clothing and then interacting was done in silence and loads were
>communicated with just a look! It made it that much more intense!
>
>-Also, I found the moment of anguished decision making by Ste to move to
>the other side of the bed beautiful. He was deciding on more than just
>repositioning himself on the bed--he was really switching sides.
>
>-The song "going on 16" came in too soon. There should have been a few
>more seconds of just plain intimacy. It seems they cut away from Jamie
>and Ste just when they were gong to get serious:
> After Ste gives Jamie the cap, Jamie jokes, and then realizes
>Ste is being serious, pulls off the cap, looks up, says, "what?" and then
>the camera cuts away!!! I was looking at the screen, thinking, what the
>hell are they showing me that is supposed to more important? And when the
>camera cuts back they are already seemingly in the middle of their
>discussions. HUH? This is where Ste finally admits his love of Jamie, to
>both himself as well as Jamie. A crucial momnet and we missed part of it.
>I don't know, I just felt jipped....
> After Sandra talks to them both, after the hankey, and she leaves
>(with a 5 minute warning) Jamie goes over and sits with Ste and takes his
>hand to give his love and support, to share his strength. It was a small
>but incredibly intima e act, it was the stuff that relationships are
>cemented with AND THE CAMERA CUT AWAY! For me, this was more important,
>more romantic, more significant, than the forest scene (though they had
>to have kissed (snogged) at some point. Although did anyone else notice
>that Jamie seems to kiss with his mouth closed? Yet Ste with his mouth
>open? Although that doesn't seem to be able to go together that was what
>it seemed like they were doing).
> Argggrgr....
>
>-What is up with Sandra when she says, Yeah, Ste, that's my name, don't
>wear it out."
>Is she really saying, "Yeah Ste, it is time I guess for you to answer
>some of your own questions, be honest, and provide for yourself. You're
>welcome here but don't fuck it up. Especially if you are going to be
>under my roof (ie, with my son).."
>
>-There is significant physical distance between Sandra and Jamie when
>they are walking around at the Anchor ( an interesting symbol for their
>future, eh?).
>
>-The movie was only @80 mins. Seemed longer though.
>
>
>-Finally, "Beautiful Thing" made me feel like a healthy human, fully
>awake and fully alive, everything having potential and promise. That
>there is freedom to be found in honesty. Trust in the love in yourself
>and trust in the love in others.
>
>
>Anyways, that was my feeling after this last viewing. I wonder what my
>next will bring...
>
>
>laters,
>clem :)
>

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>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 09:48:02 -0800
>From: Jay
>Subject: Beautiful Thing Italia
>
>Hi BT Fans...
>
>I spent a week in Rome (March 15 - 22) and SUPRISE Beautiful Thing
>was playing there during my stay. It was (according to the theatre
>manager) dubbed in Italian. I didn't actually go into see it (not wanting to
>suffer through the Italian), but went past the theatre several times during
>my stay to check out the posters, etc.
>
>The publicity poster was different from both the UK and US Theatre
>posters: a closeup of Jamie, Ste, and Leah publicity shot (where Leah
>has big yellow flowers in her hair and they're leaning out over a railing),
>encircled by a pastel blue "male" symbol _and_ a pastel pink "female"
>symbol a black background. The _once again misleading_ implication is
>that this is a story about teenage heterosexual love.
>
>My parents were staying in a hotel right next to the theatre, and my dad
>thought that it must be a porno film, based on the poster, until I set him
>straight (giggle). Funny that.
>
>Oh well, as someone else said, what were the Channel 4 publicity
>people thinking. I wonder if it's too late to get to them about the upcoming
>US video release before they blow it big on publicity for that as well...
>
>cheers -
>
>:o) jay
>

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>From: "Shaun "
>Subject: Re: Some observations and questions
>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 22:04:22 -0500
>
>> I'd say normal. Sandra is vain. Perhaps she just feels he's carrying on
>> with that. As for stereotypical gay aspects of Jamie, Glen does seem to
>> play him a little, uh, straighter than the play would have him. I wouldn't
>> expect Jamie to be a flaming queen. I think that would have made him too
>> much unmatchable with Ste, the butch thing he is. And does anyone notice
>> that Sandra comments on how short Jamie is and asks whether the kids are
>> calling him Stumpy. Yet he is taller than Ste. Hmm, Ste makes up for his
>> height in athletic prowess, I guess.
>
>
>Ummm. Just an observation. Jamie *is* taller, and his mum does commment
>about his height, but that's not why she asks if anyone is calling him
>Stumpy. Right after she says that she says something to the effect of
>"It'll stop you know." She's referring to something else I think. Try to
>remember back to being a young teenager. Things just seemed to "pop up"
>when you least expect them to. <grin> think about it.
>
>Shaun

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>From: "JOE"
>Subject: Re: Some observations and questions @ BT
>Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 06:59:33 -0600
>----------
>> From: Clem
>> Subject: Some observations and questions @ BT
>> Date: Friday, March 28, 1997 3:39 AM
>>
>> I was watching the film last night (Monday) and was intent on asking you
>> all about some of the things that were popping into my head. (I should
>> explain that I was able to watch the video because I went ahead and
>> ordered the film from england and can watch it on a PAL vcr at work. I'm
>> going to get the NTSC version as soon as it comes out though. Just to
>> habe all my bases covered, so to speak.)
>> So anyways, I'm kicking it here jotting down some nagging brain burps.
>> And what could be a better thing to do but to share them? (Sorry if we've
>> gone over this before. Haven't seen it but perhaps it was prior to my
>> enlistment.)
>>
> I've only seen the film once, but I've since read both the screen play and
>the stage play, so I'll take a stab at some of these...
>
>> -Would any eyebrows be raised by parents or peers by a boy who was always
>> gelling his hair? Or is that quite "normal" these days?
>>
> Not really an issue by itself, I think, but your question does touch on
>something I've been thinking about after reading both scripts and seeing
>the film. I wonder if Jonathan Harvey had a bit more stereotypically gay
>idea in mind for Jamie than Glen Berry conveyed in the film. Consider that
>Jamie has a Lucille Ball poster on his wall, knows "The Sound of Music" by
>heart, is reading celebrity gossip about a TV soap opera in that one
>bedroom scene "about Sally from 'Coronation Street'"), and in the stage
>play he starts mimicking the female detectives from the "Cagney and Lacey"
>TV show. When Ste gives him the hat, the movie script directions have him
>"camping it up a bit, doing his Hollywood breathless starlet bit." He
>says, "My, what a pretty hat. It's the prettiest hat I ever did see, Master
>Steven. Does this mean we're engaged?"
> If I hadn't seen the film until _after_ reading the scripts, I might have
>expected the Jamie character to be somewhat more of a "queen" than Glen
>portrayed him. Interestingly, I'm glad that wasn't the case. Glen's Jamie
>has all these stereotypical gay traits and interests, but not the
>mannerisms.
>>
>> -Doesn't Sandra come across at the beginning of the film as just bitter
>> and mean? Really unlikable? I have to admit that after my forth viewing
>> I've warmed to her considerably though.
>
> In the stage play, she seems even harsher at first than in the film, but
>then, I think we realize that she has to be "tough" to deal with all she
>has to deal with.
>>
>> -Didn't the film seem to have segues between scenes that seemed just a
>> bit too sharp, a little too quick?
>>
> This happens when a stage writer does a faithful adaptation of his own
>stage play. I've done a lot of theatre work and teach some in that area,
>and BT as a movie shows its stage roots.
>
>>
>> -Also, I found the moment of anguished decision making by Ste to move to
>> the other side of the bed beautiful. He was deciding on more than just
>> repositioning himself on the bed--he was really switching sides.
>
> Hadn't thought of it that way, but I think that's a good way of looking at
>it. I have the video clip on my computer of the bedroom scene where Jamie
>is reading and Ste is eating the sandwich and Ste asks if Jamie always
>wears glasses when he reads. It's clear from closeups of Ste that he is
>seeing Jamie in a different way here, more than just the boy next door or
>schoolmate. The more I look at that scene, the more I think Ste is
>beginning to fall in love.
>>
>> After Ste gives Jamie the cap, Jamie jokes, and then realizes
>> Ste is being serious, pulls off the cap, looks up, says, "what?" and then
>> the camera cuts away!!! I was looking at the screen, thinking, what the
>> hell are they showing me that is supposed to more important? And when the
>> camera cuts back they are already seemingly in the middle of their
>> discussions. HUH? This is where Ste finally admits his love of Jamie, to
>> both himself as well as Jamie. A crucial momnet and we missed part of it.
>> I don't know, I just felt jipped....
>
> The film script indicates a brief cut to Sandra's bedroom to indicate that
>she and Tony are about to have sex. Then, when the scene returns to
>Jamie's room, Ste remarks, "It just don't feel right. Here. Your mum and
>Tony on the other side of that door."
>
>> After Sandra talks to them both, after the hankey, and she leaves
>
>> (with a 5 minute warning) Jamie goes over and sits with Ste and takes his
>
>> hand to give his love and support, to share his strength. It was a small
>> but incredibly intima e act, it was the stuff that relationships are
>> cemented with AND THE CAMERA CUT AWAY!
>
> The scene isn't in the stage play, so feel fortunate that it got added at
>all. :)
>>
>> -What is up with Sandra when she says, Yeah, Ste, that's my name, don't
>> wear it out."
>
> Ste has just said her name about four times in two sentences, reassuring
>her that he and Jamie won't be "messing around" when she leaves the room.
>
>Gary
>

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>From: "Jeff "
>Subject: Re: Some observations and questions
>Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 11:39:36 -0600
>
>First of all, I'm envious you even got to see a PAL version of BT!
>
>I saw it twice in the theater and can hardly wait to pick it apart,
>lovingly, of course, when it comes out in May (!!!!!!!). Of course you
>noticed the three classic bloopers (the body mike on Jamie when he's
>wrestling with Sandra; the amazing reappearing Gay Times on the shelf; the
>sound boom in a scene with Leah). Hey, we're getting to the level of "Star
>Wars" fans here. Have you ever seen how they deconstruct the movies they so
>love? Some of the observations we make on BT are bordering on "Get a Life"
>magnitude, but, hey, it shows the depth and breadth of what this movie
>means to us. The best movies in history have goofy mistakes and debatable
>points. But we still adore them.
>
>>
>> Hmmmn....
>> -What movie did Jamie turn on to watch after bailing out of football
>> practice?
>
>Gonna have to see it myself again (and again and again)
>>
>> -Would any eyebrows be raised by parents or peers by a boy who was always
>> gelling his hair? Or is that quite "normal" these days?
>
>I'd say normal. Sandra is vain. Perhaps she just feels he's carrying on
>with that. As for stereotypical gay aspects of Jamie, Glen does seem to
>play him a little, uh, straighter than the play would have him. I wouldn't
>expect Jamie to be a flaming queen. I think that would have made him too
>much unmatchable with Ste, the butch thing he is. And does anyone notice
>that Sandra comments on how short Jamie is and asks whether the kids are
>calling him Stumpy. Yet he is taller than Ste. Hmm, Ste makes up for his
>height in athletic prowess, I guess.
>
>> -Doesn't Sandra come across at the beginning of the film as just bitter
>> and mean? Really unlikable? I have to admit that after my forth viewing
>> I've warmed to her considerably though.
>
>Sandra's great. Tough as nails before you get to know her. And we get to
>know her through the movie. I liked that effect. The scene after Jamie and
>Sandra fight changed my image of her. A lesbian friend of mine, looking
>for some meaning in all of this for her, saw some significance in Sandra's
>relationship with her barmaid friend. What's that all about? Perhaps this
>is why Sandra is the serial monogamist that she is. Hasn't found the
>right, uh, person?
>>
>> -What does Sandra mean when she says, "...it's unatural for a girl Leah's
>> age to be into Mama Cass..."?
>
>She goes on to say Leah should like Madonna. Instead, Leah has fallen for
>a singer from another generation. Unnatural in Sandra's eyes.
>>
>> -Was the dumping of the burned potatoes onto Ste's plate by his shit of a
>
>> dad meant simply to be a rebuke or was it a form of punishment (ie, he
>> _has_ to now eat it all)? By Ste's reaction, I'm guessing the latter but
>> it wasn't clear (to me, at least).
>
>I think punishment. He's supposed to be the alter ego of Sandra. We don't
>like Ronnie. Or we're not supposed to. This just illustrates how
>despicable he is. Are we to assume Ste eats them and is clutched over in
>pain when he has his bedroom tiff with Trevor? Here's an angle for a
>possible mythical sequel: The abuse gets so bad that Social Services (or
>its British equivalent) removes Ste from Ronnie's custody and lets him
>live with Sandra and Jamie! (am I being too American here? )
>
>As for camera cuts that are too fast or too sharp, I believe this was
>Hettie's first film. She'll get better. I'd just hope she would have
>better editors.
>
>>
>> -What is up with Sandra when she says, Yeah, Ste, that's my name, don't
>> wear it out."
>
>I agree with Gary... although it was a bit overdone.
>
>All valid observations, Clem. Any chance you can bootleg your PAL version?
>(believe me, I'd more than make up for the lost revenue for Sony in the
>gift copies I'm going to buy when the US version comes out!)
>
>I, for one, love this kind of debate. Unless we have some kind of
>international symposium on BT (held at the Gloucester!), this is all we
>have!
>
>Jeff.
>

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>Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 18:53:01 -0800
>From: Bruce
>Subject: Re: Any further release news for U.S.?
>
>>"Any updates on when BT will be released in the U.S.?"
>>
>>I'm awaiting the word from my contact at Columbia Tristar. I'll let you
know as and when.
>>
>>Davie.
>
>Okay. I guess I'll just have to keep biting my nails and wait. =^(
>
>
>Bruce

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>From: "David "
>Subject: Re: Any further release news for U.S.?
>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:30:56 -0000
>
>"Any updates on when BT will be released in the U.S.?"
>
>I'm awaiting the word from my contact at Columbia Tristar. I'll let you
know as and when.
>
>Davie.
>

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>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 02:03:46 -0600
>From: Kyle
>Subject: Re: Any further release news for U.S.?
>
>At 03:11 PM 3/29/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>Any updates on when BT will be released in the U.S.?
>>
>>
>>Bruce
>>
>>
>One video place in Dallas told me May 20th.
>
> Kyle
>

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>From: "Jeff "
>Subject: Re: Some observations and questions
>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 11:40:38 -0600
>
>I thought about that... actually. Actually, I thought about that first,
>but dismissed it. I'll think about that again...
>
>----------
>> From: Shaun
>> Subject: Re: Some observations and questions
>> Date: Friday, March 28, 1997 9:04 p.m.
>>
>> > I'd say normal. Sandra is vain. Perhaps she just feels he's carrying on
>> > with that. As for stereotypical gay aspects of Jamie, Glen does seem to
>> > play him a little, uh, straighter than the play would have him. I wouldn't
>> > expect Jamie to be a flaming queen. I think that would have made him too
>> > much unmatchable with Ste, the butch thing he is. And does anyone notice
>> > that Sandra comments on how short Jamie is and asks whether the kids are
>> > calling him Stumpy. Yet he is taller than Ste. Hmm, Ste makes up for his
>> > height in athletic prowess, I guess.
>>
>>
>> Ummm. Just an observation. Jamie *is* taller, and his mum does commment
>> about his height, but that's not why she asks if anyone is calling him
>> Stumpy. Right after she says that she says something to the effect of
>> "It'll stop you know." She's referring to something else I think. Try to
>> remember back to being a young teenager. Things just seemed to "pop up"
>> when you least expect them to. <grin> think about it.
>>
>> Shaun
>

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>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 12:33:54 +0100
>From: "Jason l"
>Subject: Stage Play
>
>Hi...
>
>Having watched the film (which I love) on both the big and small screen
>several times, last night I finally got to see the stage play - produced
>by a local amateur company. It was fabulous, made all the better by the
>fact that it was put on in a tiny studio-type theatre holding around 50
>people, so there was a really intimate atmosphere.
>
>Although obviously quality of stage plays will vary, I'd certainly
>recommend the live experience to anyone who has the opportunity to see
>it.
>
>Incidentally, does anyone keep track of where BT is being produced on
>stage? Presumably they have to ask for permission?
>--

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>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:59:56 -0500 (EST)
>From: CARMEN
>Subject: Re: Some observations and questions
>
>
>On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Jeff wrote:
>
>> I thought about that... actually. Actually, I thought about that first,
>> but dismissed it. I'll think about that again...
>>
>> ----------
>> > From: Shaun
>> > Subject: Re: Some observations and questions
>> > Date: Friday, March 28, 1997 9:04 p.m.
>> >
>> > > I'd say normal. Sandra is vain. Perhaps she just feels he's carrying on
>> > > with that. As for stereotypical gay aspects of Jamie, Glen does seem to
>> > > play him a little, uh, straighter than the play would have him. I wouldn't
>> > > expect Jamie to be a flaming queen. I think that would have made him too
>> > > much unmatchable with Ste, the butch thing he is. And does anyone notice
>> > > that Sandra comments on how short Jamie is and asks whether the kids are
>> > > calling him Stumpy. Yet he is taller than Ste. Hmm, Ste makes up for his
>> > > height in athletic prowess, I guess.
>> >
>> >
>> > Ummm. Just an observation. Jamie *is* taller, and his mum does commment
>> > about his height, but that's not why she asks if anyone is calling him
>> > Stumpy. Right after she says that she says something to the effect of
>> > "It'll stop you know." She's referring to something else I think. Try
>> to
>> > remember back to being a young teenager. Things just seemed to "pop up"
>> > when you least expect them to. <grin> think about it.
>> >
>> > Shaun
>>
>Actually, I think what she's refering to is teasing from his
>classmates...cause she originally asks if anyone was calling him names,
>like Stumpy, and when he say, No!, she says, "I told you it'd stop, I
>told you you'd grow...but you don't take a blind bit o' notice o'me...",
>so I think that Jamie isn't actually *short* anymore...so I suspect that
>Ste may actually be closer to average height than you might be
>thinking....I guess the best way to answer the question is to ask Davie
>or Andi to ask Glen and Scott for their vital stats from when they were
>filming...I suspect that that might be a popular page!:-))
>Tory
>

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>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 21:44:09
>From: jmcs
>Subject: Hi, I´m new!
>
>Hi everybody,
>
>I´m a newcomer to the list. So obviously I´ve not been long enough to know
what 'discussions' you´ve had about the GME... (what? Don´t you know what
GME means?)
>OK, it means the Greatest Movie Ever.
>
>I´m Spanish, so excuse me if my English sounds... different. This is my
last year at the University (I hope so) and my teachers are telling me that
by now I should be thinking in English, which I´m almost doing. In fact it
was my English Literature teacher the one that introduced me/us to this
masterpiece so for that I´ll be eternally grateful. The story is really
funny but since I´m a chatterbox this could take hours and I don´t want to
bore you.
>
>Now, to a few points.
>
>I love EVERYTHING about the film. The best thing I can say to convey what I
think about it is that every other film makes me think and/or feel. I mean,
you laugh when you´re supposed to laugh, you cry when you´re supposed to
cry, etc, but with Beautiful Thing I´m feeling all the time. I don´t know if
you share my opinion, but the movie left me emotionally drained, and sooo
happy. I´m smiling at the keyboard as I´m writing this.
>Since much of the film is told offscreen, the things that I loved the most
were the ones that were implied or said with other words. It´s so delicate,
so beautiful... My favourite moment or one of them occurs at the party, when
Jamie says to Ste: "I´m happy when I´m with you". I´ve never seen a more
beautiful way to say "I love you".
>
>I have so many things to say... but hey, this is my first post. It can wait.
>
>There´s one thing I totally agree with Clem when he says that the
song "16 going on 17" comes in too soon. I also missed a few more seconds of
intimacy. My 'very fertile imagination' supplied just one more scene between
Jamie and Ste before they change the scene: Jamie bends over Ste and softly
kisses his forehead.
>I also agree with him when he said that the most intimate scene between
them is when Jamie takes Ste´s hand and caresses it while they´re looking
into each other´s eyes. To me, this and the final scene where Ste takes
Jamie´s hand before they start dancing are the most intimate scenes of the
entire movie. (sigh).
>
>Maybe I should stop babbling and leave something for my next posts.
>
>Anyway, take care all of you. See ya.
>
>
>Sandra.
>
>
>P.S. To David and Andi. I must thank you for including me on your site. I
mean, I guess that 'Sandra from Spain' is me, isn´t it? If I´m not, thank
you anyway. :)
>

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