. . . A well established formula asserts that in a film, all that is communicated other than through the image must be repeated, otherwise its meaning will escape the viewer. Possibly. But this kind of incomprehension is ubiquitous in everyday encounters. It needed to be made clear, but the moment passed, and we aren't sure we understood. Before having done or said what was required, we were already distant from it. We crossed the street. We went overseas. We weren't able to resume where we left off.