James Waters
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Distant Fingers: Oublie-moi by Noémie Lvovsky
In Noémie Lvovsky’s film Oublie-Moi, its main character is Nathalie (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), but the opening image is of her best friend, Christelle (Emmanuelle Devos). Connected by their clasped hands and a resulting twirl (motivating a connective pan of the camera), they dance together in Christelle’s apartment to Patti Smith’s “Distant Fingers”. These opening seconds…
