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Wife of a Spy 2020
At this point Kurosawa gives dilapidated buildings bit-parts in his films the same way Wes Anderson does with his favourite actors.
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F for Fake 1973
"Let us not blame the cinema for human foibles and
sins. Films about painting, once the prestige that comes from surprise and discovery has faded, will be worth precisely as much as the men who make them."-Andre Bazin, "Painting and Cinema".
A bittersweet sentiment, when considering who had the material conditions to dictate Welles' worth in his lifetime. A film about the great paradoxes at the center of and surrounding art, and their losing battles against nature and commerce.
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Le Bonheur 1965
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The logical next step to the state of dichotomised gender representation in media: the “natural order” is etched into both reality and the fabric of the film. The black and white signs of the glasses in They Live as a painted facade over the entire film, this time an idyl rather than an oppressive dystopia. One of its most telling moments is François’ coffee shop date with Émilie; giddy, frantic edits (a wonderfully established montage leitmotif for their fairytale falling…
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I'm Your Venus 2024
LFF #6 - Prince Charles Cinema
Devastating elegy for an incredible star. Uses its creation to spurn on important, tangible work for queer and trans people. The best of the festival so far.
Listen to trans voices.
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