Interesting thread. Taking "narrator" as voice-over rather than just the motivator of the images provides some interesting issues. Often the naive or biased narrator is contradicted by the images--which are somehow even more "objective" in contrast to the unreliable speaker. Case in point: "Badlands" with its naive narration spoken by Sissy Spacek's character. At one point she tells us Kit has told her to "sit back and enjoy the scenery" as we see barren land. She is regularly unaware of the irony suggested by the images. Another type of disparity is provided by the camera in the films of Ophuls. "Letter from an Unknown Woman" provides a romantic version of events in the voice of the female narrator and a camera that sometimes leaves the characters to explore independently. liz weis 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]