Movie Scene : Hud – Alma Moving On

Hud finds Alma waiting for the evening bus.  She’s leaving town and her job as the housekeeper/cook on Hud’s ranch.  He’d gotten drunk and tried to force himself on her, got rough.  He makes a halfhearted apology.  She takes it in stride.  She’s attracted to him but knows he’s nothing but trouble and it’s time for her to split.  She tells him if he played it cool that they would have eventually coupled up.  This really throws a wrench into his asshole/Neanderthal thinking.  She gets on the bus knowing she’s leaving a headache.

Great film scene between two very good actors.  Subtle, relaxed and truthful.  An uncensored private moment between two people.  No bullshit.  The actors did their thing and the camera caught the moment.  Fantastic.  CB loves this kind of work.  Patricia Neal and Paul Newman let the chemistry go to work.  They make it look so natural and real.  Man is this good shit!