Claire Violet

Claire Violet

Favorite films

  • The Place Beyond the Pines
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Lost in Translation
  • Steve Jobs

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  • A Single Man

    ★★★★★

  • Phantom Thread

    ★★★★

  • Crimson Tide

    ★★★

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    ★★★★★

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  • A Single Man

    A Single Man

    ★★★★★

    "You know the only thing that has made the whole thing worthwhile has been those few times that I was able to truly connect with another person."

  • Crimson Tide

    Crimson Tide

    ★★★

    A fascinating account about the dangers of Testosterone.

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  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    ½

    This movie plays, and when it is over, time has passed.

  • Contact

    Contact

    ★★★★★

    Watching this in 2025 is difficult. I was so anxious toward the end, and cried for a quite a while, intermittently.

    Radiotelescopes have an hopefulness that I find very beautiful. The glimmering trail of lights along the catwalk and waveguide link to the Arecibo receiver brighten the darkness. The quiet synchronization of the VLA turning at once, enormous power but only for listening.

    Some of the effects begin to show their age, but this movie really benefits from the quiet patience it has toward the beginning.