Jules et Jim Excerpt 3: Jim at Catherine’s place: the love letters, the fire, the vitriol (2’33” )
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Jules et Jim Excerpt 3: Jim at Catherine’s place: the love letters, the fire, the vitriol (2’33” )
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| 1. | What indicates, at the beginning of this excerpt, that Catherine is superstitious? |
| 2. | What do we understand when Catherine declares that she is going to burn some “lies”? |
| 3. | Discuss the development of the theme of fire. What is it related to here? How would you interpret the fact that Catherine’s nightgown catches fire? |
| 4. | Why does Catherine always carry a bottle of acid with her? What do we notice when Catherine pours the acid into the sink? What two themes are intertwined here? |
| 5. | Are there any shots in this sequence that suggest the attraction which is going to develop between Jim and Catherine? |