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kirkmusic:
This was something I noticed in one of my later viewings.  When Lureen is on the phone with Ennis it looks like her nail polish isn't quite right.  It doesn't go all the way to the edges and there's a little dot on her ring finger.  Anne had very little screen time to tell us a lot about Lureen and I think this was a great way to show she was still a bit fragile and not quite herself over Jack's death despite her coldness.  Or maybe that's just how nail polish looks close up(?).

DeeDee:
I can't remember where I heard it, but Ang Lee intentionally did that to show how human they were.   He wanted every little detail in this movie to be real.. and I guess that includes Lureen's nails and dirty fingernails for our boys.

dmmb_Mandy:
Kirk - hmmm, I hadn't noticed, but I shall check for it the next time I watch the movie

newyearsday:
There was talk about this on the main board at IMDb, a looooong time ago. From what I remember, people were interpreting it as Lureen wants to be high class, but she isn't. She does her own manicures, doesn't get them done professionally. And, she's obviously not perfect at it. Great detail. Speaking of that, I'm sure people have noticed this but I've not read any comments on it--her teeth in that conversation. They have little brown lines on them at the edges, like from coffee, tea, or wine stains. It's an amazingly realistic detail that helps age her when her face doesn't look lined. I have actually wondered why they didnt' do any age makeup for her face the way they did with Heath and Jake.

Back to the nails, there was also some talk about the little bit of polish on her finger being symbolic of her having "blood on her hands" about Jack's death, as in, she may have had him killed, or somehow played a part in that, if she found out he was having an affair with Randall, but I think that was dismissed by others, after a debate.

vkm91941:

--- Quote from: newyearsday on April 15, 2006, 11:22:40 am --- They have little brown lines on them at the edges, like from coffee, tea, or wine stains. It's an amazingly realistic detail that helps age her when her face doesn't look lined. I have actually wondered why they didnt' do any age makeup for her face the way they did with Heath and Jake.


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agreed about the teeth, I always thought it was from the smoking...They didn't have toothpaste that removed the tar from heavy cigarette smoking until the late 70's and  some folks never used it...my Dad for one.  Heck my older brother remembers when tooth paste first came along in 1955, the year before I was born, before that it was tooth powder, a mixture of salt and baking soda favored with mint.  Flouride tooth paste didn't hit the market until 1960....

And Lureen's face, a woman who lives a softer life and use creams and lotions would not have that same aged look to her skin as Ennis and Jack.  IF you look closely they're even trying (unsuccesfully I think) to make Ennis look more weather beaten than Jack.

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