Thursday, March 5, 2009

Response: Puce Moment

It was not until I did a little research on the title that I learned that puce was a color.  That said, the film does a nice job of using the texture, and fabric, and little details of each dress with the soundtrack in the background to denote different moods and mentalities.  It almost seems as if she is picking which person she wants to be that day.  The perfume she sprays along with the sparkles of her dress work nicely together giving the woman a sense of extravagance.  The ending itself surprised me, where the viewer finds out that she made all this preparation just to take her dogs for a walk.  I think it does a good job of noting the glamour of the era expressed, that even the most mundane of activities are executed with a hint of flair.

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