If a framed narrative counts, look at the "The Italian" (Reginald
Barker, 1915).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Film-Philosophy Salon [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Jonathan Allen
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:47 PM
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> Subject: Booklooking
>
> I am on the hunt for scenes - indeed entire movies - in which we
> watch someone reading a book. We must be staring *because* of the
> very fact that they are reading; it's not interesting if they might as
> well
> be knitting or doing Rubik's cube.
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