Daybreak Excerpt 6: Valentin provokes François; the murder; the cigarette goes out (3’00”)

Excerpt 6
 

 Questions

1. How does Valentin provoke François in this scene?
2. In your opinion, what is Valentin’s intention in provoking Francois?
3.

Why does François shoot Valentin? To what extent is he responsible for his own fate?

4.

What relationship may we see between the murder, the long dissolve, and the cigarette which has gone out?