Cinematic Details

The script doesn't mention the close-up of Brian between the shots of Curt going to the airport. Despite the bizarreness of that fact that his hair, eyes and jacket are all the same shade of blue, we aren't amused or admiring here, instead we feel his stunned recognition of the finality of his relationship with Curt – few actors have conveyed so much with a blank stare into space. A brief memory of them through a white curtain links the shots of Brian in his office and Curt in the limo, as if they both are thinking of what they've lost. In print, it seems too obvious, but the lyrics that underscore this scene work so well because of the mood of the music and the gravity in Thom York's voice, Well, this is such a sad affair/ I've opened up my heart/ so many times/ But now it's closed.