Most descriptive of smoke and what it does with its swirls and curls. It used to be an important accent in the movies. All the actors seemed to have a cigarette in their hands. At least it kept their hands occupied as they never knew what to do with them when they started out. Smoking allowed us to pause and meditate and enjoy the smoke titillating our lungs and allowing us to dream.
What an astute observation! The smoke acted as if a character in the otherwise back-lit silhouettes on screen. In many black and white films, the cigarette brands would be placed intentionally to market the product before the prohibition on cigarette product placement in 1998. I love your last line, Nanny, how smoke was part of the dream-making machine of classical Hollywood.
Most descriptive of smoke and what it does with its swirls and curls. It used to be an important accent in the movies. All the actors seemed to have a cigarette in their hands. At least it kept their hands occupied as they never knew what to do with them when they started out. Smoking allowed us to pause and meditate and enjoy the smoke titillating our lungs and allowing us to dream.
What an astute observation! The smoke acted as if a character in the otherwise back-lit silhouettes on screen. In many black and white films, the cigarette brands would be placed intentionally to market the product before the prohibition on cigarette product placement in 1998. I love your last line, Nanny, how smoke was part of the dream-making machine of classical Hollywood.