12019-01-27T22:01:17+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11River of No Return (1954)plain2019-01-27T22:01:17+00:00Critical Commons19542019-01-27T19:17:45ZVideoOtto PremingerRiver of No ReturnPatrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-01-28T00:51:20+00:006.12 River of No Return1River of No Return (1954)plain2019-01-28T00:51:20+00:00Several scholars, such as V.F. Perkins and Charles Barr, have analyzed this scene with care. When Harry rescues Kay from a raft, she drops a bundle, which floats away. Later, the camera pans to follow the characters, and the bundle appears again, drifting far into the background of the shot. On the one hand, the moment carries symbolic meaning: the loss of the bag represents the loss of Kay’s former life. On the other hand, the framing allows the spectator to discover the symbolic meaning in the event itself.