January 1, 2007
I always like to begin a new year ...
... with a back flip of some kind.
Mitchell, my circus performer best friend, has described to me, in detail, why this back flip of Cary Grant's in Holiday is so unbelievable. Back flips are bread and butter to circus folk - but this one is extraordinary because of how he sees her approaching - while he is upside down and in mid-air - and then - instead of landing on his feet - like most backflips end - he falls flat onto his body from a height of 3 feet in the air. Mitchell has never seen a back flip like it.
It sure as hell makes me laugh every time I see it.
He starts with a hand stand. Then he jumps back onto his feet and launches into his backflip from there.
Right around in here is where he sees her - he cranes his neck up - and catches a glimpse of her which makes him NOT complete the backflip and instead fall flat to the floor.
Just wonderful. I love their soft faces in that last shot.
Posted by: tracey at January 1, 2007 12:45 PMI tried to scroll quickly to see if it would look like it was moving like a movie, but instead it was all blurry.
Posted by: PatrickP at January 1, 2007 6:20 PM