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Xala 1975
Sembène’s got the fucking jokes!!! In comparison to the novel, this is a much funnier, less psychological take on the sell-out Senegal bureaucrats; which enlivens its first and second acts and deflates its climatic conclusion from some of the book’s searing power.
My favorite joke is the pickpocket mini-arc. Chefs kiss.
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Shall We Dance? 1996
A solid movie with some caveats. For a film about challenging conventions in the pursuit of happiness, this film seems both unimaginative and apologetic for its own slight transgressions. A man joins a dancing class. This, as the introductory monologue explains, is generally frowned upon in Japanese society. As characters throughout the film frequently suggest and outright state, any man who would be moved to dance must be some sort of strange outcast. Rather than explicitly refute this claim, Shall…
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Throne of Blood 1957
There is at once a crowding in this film, a sense of claustrophobia, as there is the sense that the space between two characters must be measured astronomically.
There is a coldness in this film, dead-eyed vacancy, fields desolate and haunted; as there is an oppressive, panicked heat—sweating, screaming, bleeding.
There is a sterility, there is a filth. The wife’s hands are spotless, the wife’s hands are soiled forever. These walls will never fall. These walls are stained with blood. …
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