Does The Georges-Majid Encounters?

Deep Readings of the Georges-Majid Encounters

In the film, Caché, both Georges and Majid are haunted by one another. The two are entrenched in a deeply complicated and heartbreaking past. Majid’s was destroyed at a very young age. First, his parents died, leaving him orphaned. Then, as things began to look up because he believed he would be adopted and saved; his world was once again shattered. At fault for the destruction of Majid’s young life was Georges. The web of lies Georges spun, led to Majid being devoured by the world. The two both desperately want to forget each other; Majid, the pain, and Georges the horrendous deed he had committed. The past they share is engrained in both of their memories, making each unable to forget what has …show more content…
Georges seeks out Majid first. After decades of not hearing from one another, Georges breaks the silence. He believes Majid is stalking his family; thus, he goes to Majid seeking answers. It is apparent in the first moments when Majid first sees Georges, that he is surprised to encounter him after so many years have passed. As their encounter goes on, Georges relentlessly verbally attacks Majid, trying to get a confession from him. Majid is deeply confused and hurt by this encounter, as Georges had been completely absent from his life. Majid believed he had moved on from the misfortunes of his past and had successfully built a life all on his own. Majid’s life had moved forward, even after Georges had been cut out of it, and he had been fine on his own. The calm composure Majid maintained throughout the surprise confrontation suggests that he, unlike Georges, has moved on. He actively committed to leaving the past in the past. The same encounter is completely different from Georges’ perspective. Though he is attempting to be the intimidator; he is actually extremely intimidated. Throughout his interrogation of Majid, what stands out about Georges, is that he seems shaken; even though he is the …show more content…
It provides a look into how Majid is feeling after the tense reuinion with Georges . While Georges was in his apartment, Majid was calm and collected; but, when Georges leaves, Majid sorrowfully begins to cry. For years Majid had stood on his own two feet with no help, he was able to completely disconnect from his past. This encounter with George brought back all these memories. When Georges first arrives, Majid offers him food, as if hoping Georges has come to reconcile. Majid isn’t even shocked when things deteriorate as Georges becomes accusatory and threatening because that is the Georges he always knew. When left alone, Majid slowly loses his composure and begins to sob into his hands; defeated. There was no happy reunion that he had hoped there would be. The meeting left Majid with the wounds of his past reopened and resurfaced all the pain of the past. In their second encounter Georges and Majid do not utter a word to one another, yet there is an inaudible tension between them. Through their mannerisms during the encounter, each man’s feelings become obvious. Georges is again the reason for them seeing each other. Accompanied by the police, Georges