Scuffle

scuffle







Y

扭打亂鬥

拖著腳走路



D



1. to struggle 

or 

fight in a rough, confused manner. 



2. to go or move in hurried confusion.

3. to move or go with a shuffle; scuff. 



–noun 

4. a rough, confused struggle or fight.

5. a shuffling: a scuffle of feet. 

6. Also called scuffle hoe. a spadelike hoe (鋤頭) that is pushed instead of pulled.

7. (in tap dancing) a forward and backward movement of the foot.





 　

And then -- read no further if you'd rather not know -- there is a scuffle and Tom kills Philippe and disposes of his body -- safely, so he thinks.



All of these events are essentially just the set-up for the real story, which is about how Tom, improvising brilliantly, plans to get away with the murder and win not only Philippe's fortune but even Marge. Rene Clement's film is shot in [sunny] pastels and a travelog style that works as an eerie contrast to Tom's scheme. 



pastel

粉蠟筆畫法

柔和的淡色彩



The Nino Rota music doesn't often go for sinister undertones; instead, it's quietly, [un]obtrusively cheerful, which is [all] the creepier (Clement uses less music, less obviously, than Fellini). The young Alain Delon, who in 1960 had not yet matured into his full status as a matinee idol, seems young and callow, which is right for the role; "Purple Noon'' is essentially about an aimless young man who has stumbled onto his life's work. 





shuffle

scuffle

there is a [scuffle] and Tom kills Philippe and disposes of his body

scuff

specifically a shot of bloodied Sands, rolling over on a grey, [scuffed] surface

Languid



fudge & mudge 

subterfuge 

shuffle

scuffle

there is a [scuffle] and Tom kills Philippe and disposes of his body 

scuff

to scrape with one's foot or feet

specifically a shot of bloodied Sands, rolling over on a grey, [scuffed] surface

nudge

jostle

to push gently with elbow, to get someone's attention. 

He's [not] out to jostle our complacencies but [only] to give them a little [nudge] 

Earnest, goofy video artist Christine (played by July) is trying to [nudge] a [foot] in the door at the local Center for Contemporary Art

The kids are supposed to be typical young adolescents, but they're so rebellious, reckless and creative that we sense the screenplay [nudging] them.

Strut