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For instance, in one of the drafts of the sex scene, the Wachowskis had written that Violet would take off Corky’s shirt and admire her breasts. “I said, ‘Oh no, not with these two,’” Bright recalled. “Corky is very butch and kind of shy, and she’s not going to have her shirt ripped off and her nipples hanging out. She would rather die. Violet is more knowing than that, so she needs to sneak up on her and disarm her. A femme would never make a frontal assault on your tits.” With Bright’s advice, that choreography was gone, and was replaced instead by moments like when Violet traces her fingers on Corky and takes her hand and puts it on her breast. Bright also suggested we see Violet’s hand moving in between Corky’s thighs, and Corky’s belly trembling at the moment of orgasm, so we understand what’s happening without seeing it explicitly. “You should think of the woman’s hands as her genitals,“ Bright said. “You need really erotic close-ups of the hands. And not just in the sex scene. For instance, when Corky fixes the plumbling, and there’s water pouring all over her hands, it’s obviously a symbol for the sex that they’re soon to have. The whole movie was wet with with water and blood, all sorts of juicy, squishy associations. And luckily Gina Gershon had such good hands, you could imagine what was going to happen next.” As a consequence, “there wasn’t a single pinky move that wasn’t in the script,” Bright said. All the white spaces of the couple’s embrace were filled in and choreographed. “I didn’t write it word for word the way they did it in the end,” she said, “but I gave them the elements, and the Wachowskis did all the storyboards from there.”

We repeatedly emphasized that we were aboard a small 8-meter sailboat, but the response was the same each time: "We are a 50-meter three-masted sailboat, and we offer our assistance in towing you to Paimpol." We were perplexed by the size difference between our two boats, as we feared being towed by a boat that was too large and at too fast a speed that could damage our boat. The arrival of the Götheborg on the scene was rapid and surprising, as we did not expect to see a merchant ship from the East India Company of the XVIII century. This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it? The Götheborg approached very close to us to throw the line and pass a large rope. The mooring went well, and our destinies were linked for very long hours, during which we shared the same radio frequency to communicate with each other. The crew of the Götheborg showed great professionalism and kindness towards us. They adapted their speed to the size of our boat and the weather conditions. We felt accompanied by very professional sailors. Every hour, the officer on duty of the Götheborg called us to ensure everything was going well.[...] This adventure, very real, was an incredible experience for us. We were extremely lucky to cross paths with the Götheborg by chance and especially to meet such a caring crew. Dear commander and crew of the Götheborg, your kindness, and generosity have shown that your ship is much more than just a boat. It embodies the noblest values of the sea, and we are honored to have had the chance to cross your path and benefit from your help.