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* At the climax of the Noah Baumbach’s ‘Marriage Story’, Nicole and Charlie, played by Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, both perform songs from Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical ‘Company’. In this essay I look at how these songs capture the emotional essence of the film, and how they articulate something that can’t be expressed in words.

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FURTHER WATCHING
Being Alive - Company OBC, 1970 - Dean Jones: youtube.com/watch?v=am8qrrZAtP4
You Could Drive A Person Crazy - Company OBC, 1970: youtube.com/watch?v=tEh7jeSq8G8
Noah Baumbach on Marriage Story | BFI Q&A: youtube.com/watch?v=H7zpy3pP-SA&t=334s
Adam Driver & Noah Baumbach on The Human Condition in 'Marriage Story' & Scarlett Johansson | TIFF: youtube.com/watch?v=BNCP-PE0WEg

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