Cavort & Prance

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–verb (used without object) 

1. to prance (騰躍) or caper about. 

2. to behave in a high-spirited, festive (節日的) manner; make merry.  



prance

–verb (used without object) 

1. to spring 

from 

the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse. 



2. to ride on a horse doing this.

3. to ride gaily, proudly, or insolently.

4. to move or go in an elated manner; cavort.

5. to dance or move in a lively or spirited manner; caper. 



–verb (used with object) 

6. to cause to prance.

–noun 

7. the act of prancing; a prancing movement.



　

The dankest dungeon would be warmed in the sunshine of Bettie's smile or crumble under the force of her wink. 



All is fun. Even more childlike in her enthusiasm than Marilyn, she never seems happier than when prancing [around] in her underwear and a pair of nine-inch heels. Hers was essentially a solo act—and Harron's movie doesn't violate that solitude. 



Bettie exists for the camera; she is to be looked at but never touched. 



Although their script assigns her several lovers, the closest the filmmakers come to placing their heroine in a sexual situation is signaling her father's abuse or dramatizing the (offscreen) gang rape that sends Bettie from the hell of Nashville to the heaven of Times Square. 



harness

trot

balk 

prance

equestrian

A middle-aged circus owner has [forsaken] his family for Anne, a proud, passionate [equestrian] performer who eventually allows herself to be seduced by a neurotic young actor. Albert takes to the [bottle] and mercilessly [taunts] Anne.

saddle

Saddled [with] debts,

Strut





　

The trailer also gives us glimpses of some of the film’s main performances. Along with an unrecognizable Emile Hirsch, Sean Penn looks to give an understated performance as the titular character and Brolin continues his unstoppable career revival by playing White (



does anyone remember when Brolin was still cavorting [around] in films like Hollow Man? 



I do *shudder*). (戰慄)