Obsessions
Okay, here we go... thanks to all who commented directly or indirectly on the loglines. With the clock ticking (ie we send in our shit to the contest this weekend), we've chosen the logline listed below. Er... it's not #1... but it ain't #2 either... it's sorta a combo.
Again, all comments are welcomed. And thanks for coming along for the ride...
"In the turbulent summer before JFK’s 1963 assassination, Southern drifter Jamie Delacroix finds himself stranded in a small northern town where a black musician and a young white girl become his unlikely rescuers. Through Calvin Lewis and his ties to Harry and Eve Novotny, Jamie finds a place to live and a job, as well as a growing friendship with the black man. And though he does his best to avoid emotional entanglements, twelve-year-old Jane Novotny worms her way into his life, tapping into Jamie’s reluctant sympathy for her loneliness.
Yet secure in the knowledge he’ll move on again as soon as his car is fixed, Jamie enjoys the camaraderie of his new friends and his status as a new face in town — until he discovers Calvin is having an affair with Eve. Unwilling to complicate his life, Jamie puts aside his concern for Jane and vows to keep silent, but Calvin’s wrongful arrest for murder forces Jamie to act. Caught between Calvin and the Novotnys’ love triangle, his desire to remain uninvolved, and his unexpected, unwanted affection for Jane, Jamie struggles to save them all.
But his decision comes too late to help his friend. In the aftermath, he once again runs from the past, but with one difference — he carries with him the little girl’s unconditional love. Though his failure to protect Calvin haunts him, with Jane’s faith to sustain him, Jamie finds hope for his own redemption."
Again, all comments are welcomed. And thanks for coming along for the ride...
"In the turbulent summer before JFK’s 1963 assassination, Southern drifter Jamie Delacroix finds himself stranded in a small northern town where a black musician and a young white girl become his unlikely rescuers. Through Calvin Lewis and his ties to Harry and Eve Novotny, Jamie finds a place to live and a job, as well as a growing friendship with the black man. And though he does his best to avoid emotional entanglements, twelve-year-old Jane Novotny worms her way into his life, tapping into Jamie’s reluctant sympathy for her loneliness.
Yet secure in the knowledge he’ll move on again as soon as his car is fixed, Jamie enjoys the camaraderie of his new friends and his status as a new face in town — until he discovers Calvin is having an affair with Eve. Unwilling to complicate his life, Jamie puts aside his concern for Jane and vows to keep silent, but Calvin’s wrongful arrest for murder forces Jamie to act. Caught between Calvin and the Novotnys’ love triangle, his desire to remain uninvolved, and his unexpected, unwanted affection for Jane, Jamie struggles to save them all.
But his decision comes too late to help his friend. In the aftermath, he once again runs from the past, but with one difference — he carries with him the little girl’s unconditional love. Though his failure to protect Calvin haunts him, with Jane’s faith to sustain him, Jamie finds hope for his own redemption."
posted by Delhui at 8:16 PM
2 Comments:
Brilliance, total brilliance!
Thank you, darling!
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