Top cast:Gael García Bernal,Vicky Krieps,Rufus Sewell
Director:Arkasha Stevenson
Genre:Short
Region:Netherlands
Year:2000
Storyline:The president and various other astronomers enter into a large hall embellished with instruments and are given their telescopes by six female assistants/manservants.His father is aghast.The first mate suggests that Bill, Sr.clunk his son over the head with a heavy wrench, adding: "No jury would convict you." On his way up to the prow of the steamboat, Willie stumbles into a deckhand, and ineptly sends a life preserver overboard.And I think you need something.And if you want to call it a friend, you can call it a friend.Betsy: Are you gonna be my friend?Travis: Yeah.What do ya say? It's a little hard standing here and asking...Five minutes, that's all, just outside.Right around here.I'm there to protect ya.(He quickly flexes both arms, causing her o laugh.) Come on, just take a little break.Betsy: I have a break at four o'clock and if you're here...Travis: Four o'clock today?Betsy: Yes.Travis: I'll be here.Betsy: I'm sure you will.Travis: All right, four p.m.Betsy: Right.Travis: Outside in front?Betsy: Yeah.Travis: OK.Oh my name is Travis.(He extends his hand to her.) Betsy?Betsy: Travis.Travis: Appreciate this, Betsy.BackgroundThe Ten Commandments(1956) was Cecil B.DeMille's most spectacular and unequalled historical epic and also his last film (his 70th).The 3 hour, 40 minute film (divided into two parts with an intermission) was the highest-earning live-action film of the decade of the 1950s untilBen-Hur (1959)toppled it.Her role was as the passionate, sexually-frustrated, feline Maggie ("The Cat" in the film's itle) whose advances and lustful sensuality are thwarted by the unloving temperament of her alcoholic, injured, impotent, and apathetic husband Brick (Paul Newman) who is still suffering from the suicidal death of his (homosexual) friend Skipper, and also has suffered a broken ankle.She refuses o leave her Hollywood past behind:Look at them in the front offices - the masterminds! They took the idols and smashed them.