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Hand job

posted 8 years ago by achun
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I saw a clip in which Rooney Mara mentions a cut scene of Therese giving Richard a hand job. Has anyone seen that? Could you share your impressions? Mara seemed to imply that when Therese got her hand all spoogey, it was profoundly disaffecting for her (Therese). I assume that cut scene occurred just before we see Richard asleep in Therese's bed -- when Therese looks at Carol's sales slip, the wheels in her head visibly turning.

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[–] 8 years ago

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[–] piwackett-1 8 years ago

I am also glad the scene was cut. It would have been an anomaly in a film built around feminine imagery. Therese's lack of sexual experience gives greater import to the scene with Carol in Waterloo. It also adds more depth to Carol's comment, 'I took what you gave, willingly'.