Coens, utterly NP and getting moreso.

[Paul Mackin]

John Bailey wrote:

> >I have never watched L'Annee Derniere a Marienbad, much to my discontent,
> >but I
> >am looking forward to Moulin Rouge, which is in the theatres now in
> >Germany, and
> >perhaps Lantana (what's the meaning of that title, by the way?).
>
> Lantana is a species of shrub 'having dense spikes or heads and small
> colorful flowers' which is of some importance to the plot of the film, and
> seems a little *too* close to the title of Magnolia, considering the similar
> narrative structure and themes of both films.

I associate lantana with bees, butterflies, humming birds, and separation from
next door neighbors we never spoke to until a certain natural disaster drew us
together.

            P.