>On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, David Desser wrote: > >> And when I saw >> Godard's _Deux ou trois choses que je sais d'elle_ in Paris without >> subtitles (of course) I realized again, but very profoundly, how very often >> Godard uses offscreen sounds, shifts the volume on dialogue, etc., so that >> maybe you're not supposed to hear what the subtitles assume for you is >> crucial! Another Godard example: the monologue delivered by Corinne in *Weekend.* The subtitles "clarify" visually what the extradiegetic music attempt to efface aurally. **************************************************************************** gloria monti american studies yale university 269 W. 12th St., #2-2, New York, NY 10014-1975 voice mail: (212) 604-0779 e-mail: [log in to unmask] "he was blessed with the happiness and the nonchalant courage that come of living according to one's principles." james traub, about william kunstler **************************************************************************** ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]