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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows
« on: January 27, 2022, 04:20:05 PM »
Before we move on to today's quote I want to revisit somethings that came up in regards to Scene 84:
From Reply #245:
And from Reply 157 in the "And Now The Return of Another New Slideshow (Sort of) [**Now featuring alternate versions of scenes - see replies..." topic:
Well, once again I've been reminded of something I'd also completely forgotten back in 2016:
Reply #269 in the "And Now The Return of Another New Slideshow (Sort of) [**Now featuring alternate versions of scenes - see replies..." topic:
Maybe now that I've been reminded twice I'll actually remember that during that obvious cut in Scene 84 one thing Quentin definitely discovers is the drawing of Angelique that only very briefly makes an appearance in the film as it currently stands...
From Reply #245:
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So, without further teasing, here's a screen cap from the Blu-ray that shows the proof -
(Click here for a 1000X532 version)
- and don't feel bad if you don't immediately see it - but here's a frame taken from a video I just shot of the VHS with my phone off of a TV (remember, I currently have no way to play the VHS on my computer) that shows the proof much better -
(Click here for a 900X661 version)
- so as you can see it's a sketch of Angelique wearing the same dress and necklace that she wears in the portrait -
- and even though it's not the same pose, it would certainly seem to be ample proof that Charles painted her portrait...
And from Reply 157 in the "And Now The Return of Another New Slideshow (Sort of) [**Now featuring alternate versions of scenes - see replies..." topic:
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...(though given there's an obvious cut in the background music, it would definitely seem as if something was cut from the scene that took place between the time Quentin discovers the hidden paintings and the time he takes out the unfinished one)...
Well, once again I've been reminded of something I'd also completely forgotten back in 2016:
Reply #269 in the "And Now The Return of Another New Slideshow (Sort of) [**Now featuring alternate versions of scenes - see replies..." topic:
Doing a bit more digging through older '04 topics, thanks to a post from ProfStokes, I think I may have discovered an answer to this:
A portion of Scene 84 in the script:
He starts to look for something
and, moving a trunk to a better position, discovers
that it was concealing a built-in wall cupboard.
Obviously, it hasn't been opened in years. Opening
it, he sees a stack of canvases. He takes one out.
It is a portrait of Angelique and is signed: "Charles
Collins, 1800." Quentin is amazed. He takes out
others. They are all of Angelique. Then he comes
to an unfinished one.
And my comments:... And when he discovers the cupboard and opens it, he doesn't take out any paintings other than the unfinished one, which he carries over to his easel so as, as can be seen in the following capture -
- to get a better look (though given there's an obvious cut in the background music, it would definitely seem as if something was cut from the scene that took place between the time Quentin discovers the hidden paintings and the time he takes out the unfinished one) ...
And ProfStokes' post relates because here's a portion of her listing of the recovered footage that was shown:..., Quentin discovering a sketch that Charles had made of Angelique, ...
Maybe now that I've been reminded twice I'll actually remember that during that obvious cut in Scene 84 one thing Quentin definitely discovers is the drawing of Angelique that only very briefly makes an appearance in the film as it currently stands...