But the simple fact of it not being thrown away is the first remarkable feature of the scene. Lynn brings a uniquely European perspective on comedy to the film, a perspective that is chiefly characterized by patience. The American cinematic eye will sometimes willfully blind itself to inaction in the current moment if action is promised later. This presents a problem in comedy as it queers the tension-release architecture that makes jokes work.

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