Assignment Part 1: Denotative and Connotative Meaning Kismet Diner is a collection of Cornetto Cupidity Love Stories, and it is a short film about following one’s heart and encouraging the youthful experience of love. Mark Nunneley directed this short film in September 2013, and it was nominated for the Los Angeles Shorts Festival and won a Manhattan Shorts Festival award and a Cannes Silver Lion. Kismet Diner is a heartwarming short film, describing a shy young diner waitress named Laura who serves her customers with her beautiful voice. One day she develops a crush on a handsome man and is attracted to him at first sight. She tries to make him to notice her and her singing voice. Unfortunately, he always ignores her advances, which makes her feel upset and tormented.
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One rainy night, a main character beggar appears on the screen with cars roaring past. He walks alone and slowly toward the Kismet Diner to shelter and murmurs, “Everybody wants to be loved and everybody to be in love. Do they believe they will find love?” Then the lens turns to the character Laura in the Kismet Diner. “The world really loves a love story.” It is a small café hidden in Brooklyn, New York, which is a crowded city. Here is a comparison between the bustling city and the small café. A rainy is always related to complex emotions, and sometimes people feel upset, but sometimes it connotes a completely new start after a rainy day. The beggar poses a question to the viewers with a soft, comfort and warm voice. Meanwhile, this question is really natural to connect with this story. In addition, this beggar as a narrator has a great contrast with other roles in this short film. We all know that beggars are the lowest class in our society. Therefore, this setting is intentional in the short film. When he asks us this question, it seems as if he is asking himself as well, which makes viewers feel curiosity and eager to know what happens
One rainy night, a main character beggar appears on the screen with cars roaring past. He walks alone and slowly toward the Kismet Diner to shelter and murmurs, “Everybody wants to be loved and everybody to be in love. Do they believe they will find love?” Then the lens turns to the character Laura in the Kismet Diner. “The world really loves a love story.” It is a small café hidden in Brooklyn, New York, which is a crowded city. Here is a comparison between the bustling city and the small café. A rainy is always related to complex emotions, and sometimes people feel upset, but sometimes it connotes a completely new start after a rainy day. The beggar poses a question to the viewers with a soft, comfort and warm voice. Meanwhile, this question is really natural to connect with this story. In addition, this beggar as a narrator has a great contrast with other roles in this short film. We all know that beggars are the lowest class in our society. Therefore, this setting is intentional in the short film. When he asks us this question, it seems as if he is asking himself as well, which makes viewers feel curiosity and eager to know what happens