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Subject: Re: Re: Obscure films
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Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 01:44:01 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 21 01:44:01 1985
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Nf-From: ism70!steven    Feb 19 16:45:00 1985


Artsy Fartsy Criticism from Mr. Box Office:

Re: The roller skating sequence in _H_e_a_v_e_n_'_s_ _G_a_t_e going on too long.

The roller skating sequence is critical to the film's symbolism.
First symbol is that the sequence goes to sepia color to give a
feeling of nostalgia. The audience is supposed to connect the
rolling and dancing on the rink with the lawn waltzing sequence
earlier at Harvard. Kris Kristofferson dances with the common people
in the Heaven's Gate rink just the way he did among the priveleged
classes. Kristofferson is the one who feels nostalgic about his
past happiness coming to an end. After the roller skating sequence,
Kristofferson and Isabelle Huppert talk about getting out of the
area before everything goes to hell. He says he has to stay. He's
not gonna run away again.