The Edge of the World
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Here, mind that box. They're eggs.
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(Schoonmaker-Powell) The point
of view always very strong here,

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the camera always placed
looking down into the boat,

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the way someone would if they were
about to leave and on the dock,

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or the strong angle
up from the boat,

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the point of view
of the person who's leaving.

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Again, it would be much easier
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not to shoot
with the camera in the boat.

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You can imagine
how difficult that is.

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The amount of space
is very little,

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but a director who really knows
what he's doing

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will decide to do that,
no matter what the difficulty.

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The next sequence in the film,
of Ruth standing on the cliff side,

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mourning the loss of Andrew,
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is one of the most amazing
sequences in the film.

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Scorsese and I, when we first saw
the restored version,

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and discovered this
beautiful piece of film making,

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were just staggered.
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I don't know whether Michael
shot this sequence in the camera.

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I doubt it.
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I think, probably, he had this
very dramatic up-angle of Ruth

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and a beautiful shot that pans
from Ruth down to the ocean,

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and this beautiful, beautiful
superimposition

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which gives you the feeling
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of her desperation
and thoughts of suicide.


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