She may not have a man, but Charlotte has enough to be happy, as she says in the film's final moments. She and Jerry, the married man, agree to remain in a platonic relationship. He asks her if she'll be happy. They share cigarettes lung cancer has never been so romantic and she says , "Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon.
We have the stars. This line is perfect for greeting cards or other sentimental moments when you want to say "be happy with what you have" in the style of a s movie star. It's also the perfect comeback if some guy you're not that into says he wants to bring you the moon.
Yeah, good luck with that, buddy. If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of This quote demonstrates that some people are able to find happiness without a man in their lives, which isn't pretentious. But it is kinda lofty-sounding and uses unusual sentence structure "Don't let's ask"?
Why not just say "let's not ask," lady? When weeks later we first see her—gone are the sensible shoes, the dowdy dress, the apologetic posture, the glasses, the severe unstylish hairdo, and the shaggy eyebrows. To mark her newly found independence, Charlotte goes on a cruise where she meets Jerry Durrance prince charming who is unhappily married, traveling alone on business, and has an emotionally damaged child who is unloved and unwanted by her mother.
You guessed it—Jerry and Charlotte fall in love. However, Jerry and Charlotte are not exactly going to live happily ever after because there is the impediment of the wife, to whom Jerry is honor bound. A quaint idea to be sure. But Jerry and Charlotte are now inextricably bound by their shared love of Tina. Modern audiences no doubt find the outmoded sensibilities amusing, and the lack of overt sex odd. There are lots and lots of loving words, however, and interesting dialogue.
And there is one more thing that dates the film and makes it a subject of study of times past. In this last scene, Pau Henreid, who plays Jerry, does something that is the quintessence of cool.
He puts two cigarettes in his mouth at once, lights them both, and hands one to Davis. They say it was he who originated this custom, and although this movie precedes my smoking days by some years, I definitely remember young men doing this. In fact, I believe Herb did it for me. Certainly Herb was very cool. The cigarette trick on the other hand. Now, retired from teaching out loud, I silently share my thoughts with anyone who wants to listen. View all posts by Mary Knapp. Like Like. That is great.
And the hair swoopy thing. How did they get their hair to do that!? Just curious. When Herb lit your cigarette like that, did you then blow smoke at each other? Lots of combs with gripper teeth. She could say so much with a look. So—that may very well be what they had in mind here. Pretty poor substitute if you ask me. Thanks for this great post! Thankfully, his turn as Victor Laszlo in Casablanca probably still keeps him on the radar to some extent!
I like your blog. I actually had a few of those hats with veils. When did women quit wearing hats anyway? In Paris a very common site… a hat, a neato-jet tied scarf, a belted leather jacked maroon is my fav walking briskly along…..
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