Movement and performance in Casino Royale

In this scene, the movements and contact between Bond and Vesper tell us a lot about their characters and how they feel about each other on their first meeting.

When the scene begins, Bond is sitting in his seat looking out of the window, tapping the table. This suggests that he is bored and is contemplating. However, when Vesper arrives, throwing her bag down opposite Bond, is attention immediately draws to her and he sits up, looking more alarmed and the boredom seems to fade away. The fact that Vesper throws her bag down, rather than cautiously and politely putting it down implies that she is a strong, confident character, seeing as she has never met Bond but it doesn't phase her whether her attitude bothers him.

We soon see a strong interest in which both characters show towards each other, by the gestures they both make. For example, in the first few moments, Bond doesn't take his eyes off of Vesper, which suggests that she has automatically caught her attention and he is very intrigued by Vesper. This is similarly presented from Vesper's actions towards Bond also, as she seems very confident and keen in finding more out about him, by the way she constantly leans in towards him and looks him in the eye.