Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Jealousy (1954)

Jealousy is that emotion which can drive one to jump to conclusions and tear apart a relationship. This short film, well acted out, dealt with a wife's jealousy of her husband working late. As he arrived home and greeted his wife in a friendly manner, she bombarded him with her unsubstantiated thoughts, adding fuel to the fire. Attempting to reason with his unreasonable spouse, he realized his attempts were futile. Feeling agitated he left. The love of her life leaves without her knowing where he was going. Her thoughts ran rampant as she tried to reason what she thought and what had actually occurred. The phone rings. It is the husband's boss informing her of what transpired between the both men. Feeling awful she decides to search the downtown area for him. Guilty feelings were projected upon the unknowing husband, making him the guilty party of committing adultery. The culprit was her with her unexpressed desires for the cute guy in her acting group. Grabbing her coat and wrapping a scarf around her neck, she walked into the crisp night air in search of her husband. The storefront businesses where she peered into, were brightly lit. One small restaurant on the boulevard was where the husband sat alone in a booth eating his modest meal. Watching through the window made her realize that she was wrong for assuming his intentions were unfaithful. A woman whom they both knew in the small eatery was about to leave when she noticed him. This woman turned and headed for the occupied booth where she sat opposite him. Their conversation was sociable. The wife contemplated whether or not she should enter the eatery. A wise decision came upon her to start heading home and change for bed. At home while laying in the darkened room her husband enters the home calling out to her in a pleasant manner. All seems to have been resolved.

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