Two decades after the famous car scene between Jack and Rose was filmed, James Cameron shared a photo indicating that the handprint was still visible on the window. But how is this possible?
We are in the middle of Titanic. After one of the most romantic sequences in the film, in which Rose asked Jack to paint a portrait of her, the two lovers flee across the ocean liner to escape Cal’s fearsome valet. After crossing the huge engine room, they find themselves in the gigantic hangar where the vehicles of the richest passengers are stored.
There, in the back of a car, they physically give themselves to each other for the first time. The famous scene is particularly remembered for the shot of Rose’s hand, which can be seen pressing against the fogged window of the vehicle.
This imprint, which no doubt still lingers in the memories of many spectators, has also remained intact in real life. Indeed, as incredible as it may seem, it can still be seen on the window of the car used in the film, which James Cameron kept in his possession.
As evidenced by a photograph posted on Twitter by the director of Titanic in 2019, “The handprint is still there.”
(Although Jack and Rose’s love story remains memorable, another beautiful, genuine romance is hinted at in the film)
And if the imprint has endured all these years, it’s for a very good reason. Indeed, as stated in the documentary Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction (relayed by an article by MovieWeb), the handprint that can be seen in the famous scene is not that of Kate Winslet, but that of James Cameron himself. To make sure it didn’t disappear, the filmmaker had used a special spray to freeze it on the glass.
This imprint is just one of the very many elements of Titanic that have remained ingrained in the history of cinema.
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