The hair stroking
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:27 am
There's a nice visual thing going on in SML with Elin and Agnes, specifically Elin's apparent thing for having her hair stroked. She dreams about Agnes doing it to her, she does it to herself when she's in bed with Johann (perhaps a signal to the audience that in her head she's somewhere else entirely) and it is, spontaneously and wonderfully, Agnes reaching out and stroking her hair in the last act that seems to drain the fear out of her and give her the courage to open the door and step out into a new life. It's almost like that little gesture is the final confirmation for her that Agnes is the one.
Anyone else notice this? Or am I just completely and totally out of my mind?
Anyone else notice this? Or am I just completely and totally out of my mind?