An amazing scene! She is heartbreaking! Also, clearly the inspiration for the scene in Babylon where Nellie LaRoy, played my Margot Robie, has her first scene on camera, reproducing the story of this scene down to the tears shed by Ms. Brooks and Kurt Gerron.
Brooks has a beauty that transcends the decades, and Paulette Goddard is another who is the same way. I would have loved to met Brooks if nothing more than to have a cup of tea and conversation.
I don't like this scene at all, her old man was a coward. Letting go of attachment is sometimes the right thing to do if it elevates the other person but never give up a loved one for lost.
LOUISE BROOKS IN HER MOVIES HAD AROUND HER OLD MEN INSTEAD OF YOUNG MEN. IF I WAS AROUND IN THAT ERA I WOULD'VE SWEPT HER OF HER FEET, I WAS A LOOKER WHEN I WAS YOUNG, SO THE GIRLS SAID. EVEN IN MY 50'S I WAS A LOOKER.
