LOOKING FOR MR CHANCE

Under en paus i en matfotografering tog jag en promenad i min favoritträdgård. Trädgården i vinterdräkt väntade bara på att bli upptäckt. Det fick helt metafysiska dimensioner och fick mig att minnas Mr Chance - en film med Peter Sellers i huvudrollen som en något efterbliven och fåordig trädgårdsmästare/sanningssägare. Filmen (Being There, 1979) bygger på en roman av Jerzy Kosinski.
Här är ett utdrag ur manuset:
"Chance the Gardener: As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.
President "Bobby": In the garden.
Chance the Gardener: Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.
President "Bobby": Spring and summer.
Chance the Gardener: Yes.
President "Bobby": Then fall and winter.
Chance the Gardener: Yes.
Benjamin Rand: I think what our insightful young friend is saying is that we welcome the inevitable seasons of nature, but we're upset by the seasons of our economy.
Chance the Gardener: Yes! There will be growth in the spring!
Benjamin Rand: Hmm!
Chance the Gardener: Hmm!
President "Bobby": Hm. Well, Mr. Gardner, I must admit that is one of the most refreshing and optimistic statements I've heard in a very, very long time.
[Benjamin Rand applauds]
President "Bobby": I admire your good, solid sense. That's precisely what we lack on Capitol Hill. "
Mer att läsa om filmen finns på imdb.com

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