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Blue Velvet 1986
Very cryptical and slightly uncomfortable at times, in classic Lynch style. What I found most intriguing was the exploration of the concept of duality - inner light vs darkness, blue vs red, Jeffrey vs Frank, Sandy vs Dorothy, "Blue Velvet" vs "In dreams".
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Anastasia 1997
Saw this today for the first time in probably 15 years and got absorbed by deep nostalgia, as I remembered how much my younger self would adore and innocently long for this type of storyline. I was also very surprised to realise how much these animations and simplified depictions of imperial Russia shaped my way of imagining the settings of Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy classics I read much later on. The movie also has some speech subtleties and the characters sometimes reflect attitudes I would totally misunderstand as a child. My favourite old animation movie.
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Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World 2023
This movie left me speechless in its way of picturing the unfiltered, raw struggles of the average, middle-class Romanian. I admired that it relatably navigates how living in a country that aspires so much to "Western standards", but that even after 35 years still fights communism in more-or-less-hidden forms, can grow so much rage and frustration inside you. The references were also impeccable: from mirroring "Angela merge mai departe" to Romanian musical culture, it had it all. I think that,…
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Primal Fear 1996
My absolute favourite movie of Edward Norton, both his acting and the way the whole narrative shifts perspectives is absolutely genius.
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