There is a wonderful unseen character in the Iranian (?) film, "The White Balloon"--a real -time story of a little girl who wants a fancy goldfish with which to celebrate New Year's. Her father is heard bossing the family about from the shower but never seen; yet we get a pretty good picture of his relation to the rest of the family from that trope. liz weis prof. film cuny ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]