Mom crying in bed
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jmatrixrenegade — 11 years ago(January 13, 2015 10:23 AM)
It might not seem as much now, but the movie has something of a risque scene.
When the father comes, there is a scene with the parents alone, and the father joins his wife on the bed & they kiss. But, then he stops, saying something like "can't make love while you are crying."
As I recall, there were still two beds in the room, but a blatant reference to having sex like that is notable even for the early '60s. -
bthrock — 11 years ago(January 27, 2015 11:05 AM)
But "make love" was not necessarily a synonym for "have sex." It also meant "make out," "cuddle," "canoodle," "neck," or even nonphysical things like "woo" or "sweet-talk." Recall that Lina Lamont in "Singin' in the Rain" says "I can't make love to a bush!" Your risqu interpretation might be accurate, but it's more likely that the husband's meaning was "There's no point kissing you and getting cuddly when you're crying."
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jdsuggs — 9 years ago(August 05, 2016 05:04 PM)
It didn't seem risque in the slightest to me, but I thought it was kind of the key moment of the film. "You have to decide whether you're going to be a mother to her or a wife to me". Two forces pulling that poor, selfless woman in different directions. Her life is so hard and confused at that moment, and her partner says he can't kiss her while she's crying.
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Adam60z — 10 months ago(May 14, 2025 04:43 AM)
Actually you're thinking of TV where on the Dick van Dyke show they had double beds. This was a movie and the double bed in a hotel. I.e. not all rooms have a queen or kingsize bed. Sex in a movie was more acceptable than on TV. However as you said it was interrupted anyway.
Mean people suck.