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A Woman Under the Influence 1974
I thought this film was utterly superb. Argued to be Cassavette’s best film, and I struggle to refute this claim. This film offers a raw, emotional, and pure portrayal of a suburban housewife’s descent into gradual madness. Every scene, gesture, and movement captures the hyper-realistic struggle of attempting to sustain one’s own identity amidst the chaos of family life. There are so many expectations of a mother, a loving wife and a friend to many. Mable, the protagonist, is a…
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PlayTime 1967
The feature I love most about this film is the use of space and architecture. Instead of this film being purely plot/narrative driven it instead focuses on the large expanses of space. Office blocks, business events, apartments; how do people respond and act in these spaces? And why is this so important? This clearly is what Jacque Tati was so interested and fascinated by - art of domestic space. France is painted as somewhat superfluous but also clearly battling with…
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