
[I thought of all the women that I have known, slept with, or those that I have only desired. I said to myself that they are like russian dolls. We pass our entire lives playing this game, curious to know who will be the last. Who will be the tiniest hidden in all the others. But we cannot get her directly. We must follow the path, open them all, one after the other, and ask, each time: is she the last?]
It's more poetic in French.
Just finished watching Les poupées russes, the sequel to one of my favorite films ever, L'auberge espagnole, which is itself a love letter to Barcelona but also a wonderful coming-of-age story of the lead, Xavier.
The film was fine -- all about love, this time around -- but what I loved the most (apart from the writer-as-narrator, because Xavier is so honest) was this monologue from the end. I love that idea of opening up russian dolls, one after another, until finally reaching that person you've been waiting for.
1 comment:
It's funny to found what I was looking for on a foreign blog! I loved the last monologue of "Les poupées russes" too, it reminds me of certain feelings...
Anyway, nice blog! :)
From a temporary angeleno, to a former one
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