Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 03:36:51 -0400
From: Nick Schwellenbach <schwellenbach-AT-gmail.com>
Subject: Re: AUT: the terminal


Its very loosely based on a true story of a man living in the De
Gaulle airport.  And I swear I saw this guy when I was there a few
months back.

http://www.snopes.com/travel/airline/airport.htm


On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 23:44:05 -0500, Nate Holdren <nateholdren-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone seen this movie the Terminal? Went with my lady friend tonite.
> It's very Hollywood, but the basic idea of the story is very
> compelling - a coup occurs in man's country of origin, while he is
> flying to the US, rendering him without any state. He ends up just
> staying in an airport terminal. My head is swimming with thoughts of
> Agamben and Negri - bare life, nonplace, etc. There's some scenes that
> my cynical ironic self can't take seriously but  the solidarity of
> service workers in the airport is a key to the plot and the
> protagonist's eventual success. I heard it was based on a true story.
> Can anyone confirm or deny?
> 
> Nate
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