Convolution

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–noun 

1. a rolled up 

or 

coiled condition.  



2. a rolling or coiling together. 

3. a turn of anything coiled; whorl. (螺旋狀的東西)

4. Anatomy. one of the sinuous (彎曲的) folds or ridges (屋脊,山脊) of the surface of the [brain].  





　

The products are all over the map. While Anne Hathaway picked out threads from French Connection, Zac Efron got ACE "man-sized" grooming (打扮,修飾) tools (37% more grip!). 



In a convoluted [twist], 



celebs at some lounges have the option to re-gift their swag to [charity] 

as 

they [leave].



swag

掠奪品,贓物

用垂掛物裝飾



convulsion (contortion of the body, uncontrollable )

convolution (coiled, twisted ridge on brain surface)

Convulsion 









　

One of Eric Rohmer's most mysteriously complex films, A Tale of Springtime chronicles the misadventures of a group of rather self-absorbed yet circumspect characters who exchange friendships and allegiances in a delightful and complicated game of hearts. 



Natacha (Florence Darel) and Jeanne (Anne Teyssedre) meet at a party, and strike up an almost immediate rapport. Jeanne needs a place to sleep, and Natacha instantly suggests that she sleep at her apartment, because her father, Igor (Hugues Quester), is out of town. Natacha's real [motive] is, as with many of Rohmer's films, much more convoluted. 



Natacha hopes that her father and Jeanne will fall in love, but Igor is already involved in a relationship with Eve (Eloise Bennett). Natacha's manipulation of events is hardly subtle; both Igor and Jeanne are aware of her machinations, and slightly bemused and embarrassed by her continual efforts at matchmaking. 





Yet, as with all of Rohmer's films, all of this is just the preamble [to] a denouement that seems absolutely correct, but is [utterly] unexpected at the same time. 





Rohmer's mise en scène is slow and deliberate, as it is in all of his works, but the viewer is [drawn] into the world of his characters. Rohmer's often static camera holds on his characters, and keeps looking at them for minutes at a clip; this is not a film for those with minimal attention [spans]. 



But as he charts the course of these star-crossed lovers and their various predicaments, Rohmer is suggesting that we are all somewhat adrift in our own lives, abandoned to the circumstances of chance and fate. 



Cool, calm, and collected, Rohmer's world is one of deeply personal [re]collection and [re]flection, and a pleasant tonic [to] Hollywood's typical screen fare.