Coming And Going

There are two Charlotte Rampling scenes in Woody Allen‘s Stardust Memories that are among the greatest of her career. They show the two sides of her character, Dorrie — one insecure, frazzled and ragged-edged and the other beautiful and serene. The infuriating truth is that however much guys might want an emotionally stable, not-too-complicated and positive-minded woman for a girlfriend or wife, they’re more often drawn to the half-crazy ladies. Partly (and I wish this wasn’t true) because the erratic ones are better in the sack.