Maya Deren is making a film, and Anais gathered up several friends to create a party scene for it. It was supposed to be spontaneous but undirected. It was expected that things would happen, and people would dance and talk.
Anais observed that nothing happened because "there was no connection of thought or feeling between the people acting, and so no tensions, no exchange of dramatic or comic moments. It was empty."
It reminded her of what she has often wondered about, what she has found lacking in America compared to Paris: vital relationships and passion are missing. These things can't be forced; they happen naturally.
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