The angel in Weekend is a sort of avenging angel who offers Corrine and Roland anything that they wish for in exchange for giving him a lift (he claims to be the offspring of a sexual dalliance between God and Gide, as I recall). They both ask for such mundane and stupidly selfish materialistic items (and a weekend with James Bond) that he refuses to grant them anything, cursing the couple as he departs from them (and de-parts them in the midst of a herd of sheep). Best, Thomas Deane Tucker > sara > i don't recall, but we have the film if you want to borrow it. i think it > is in the booth in 135. perhaps if i have time today i can double check-- i > seem to rememeber an "angel" > who turns people into characters from literature?? isn't that weekend? see > ay > > jps > -----Original Message----- > From: Sarah Nichols [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 12:39 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: A question about "Weekend" > > > November 20, 2002 > > My memory is a bit hazy: is it a Marxist angel that appears to the couple > in "Weekend"? (He tells them that he will give them anything they want, and > they both tell him that they want to spend a weekend with James Bond). Also, > what is his reply? > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > > Sarah Nichols > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite