> > Without being too contentious here (as I've been *asked* not to be), > I think that Jane Campion sets all of this up very well, and anyone > who doesn't see the romance, the lust, that has built up between > these two characters must have missed the point completely. This is > sad, because I feel that it's quite possibly the most intense moment > in the entire film, and one to be savored, not ridiculed. > > - Chris White > Thanks, Chris...I think you've done the list a service by giving your interpretation. I found the same to be true...The first time that Baines takes her to the piano and he walks around the beach comtemplating Aida and the child as both play and both are so free..clearly he has brought both of them to their freedom...He lets them do what they need to do to be themselves...and somehow communicates in his patience with what they need to do, how he feels about Aida... +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Sandy Dwiggins Internet: [log in to unmask] + + Building 82, Room 111 Phone: (301) 496-7406 + + Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Fax: (301) 480-8105 + +------------------------------------------------------------------------+