The moon continues to capture the imagination of adventuresome souls. In the 1955 classic film, Picnic, to the strains of "Moonglow," Kim Novak enticed a handsome but reckless wanderer, William Holden, into a disastrous one-day romance that ends with his untimely exit from a Kansas town, his new lover in tow. The film graphically depicts the tension between passion and reality. Other themes play through this magnificent film, particularly the oppressive psychology of the town and family. However, the scenario of enticement leading to passionate engagement and unrealized hopes applies not only to romance but also to science and medicine.
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