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Daily Dialogue — May 23, 2010

Scott Myers

23 May 2010
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The Passenger (1975), screenplay by Mark Peploe & Peter Wollen and Michelangelo Antonioni, story by Mark Peploe

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is extended scenes with no dialogue, suggested by Désirée and Viewers Like You, a reminder that movies are primarily a visual medium — and that sometimes, the best dialogue is no dialogue. The Passenger suggested by Cfan.

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