enjoyed much. after a day of screen use my eyes were a bit spent, so it was nice to be able to listen without keeping them on screen the whole time. their patience with each other, especially wally's with andre, was instructive.
i felt convinced by each of them, though more by wally, and well swayed by the moves of the conversation...i thought back to my time in "intentional community" "semi-monastic" [tass/p] type environments as a younger person, and indeed…
lovely if stressful time. really enjoyed all the slow shots of giiko’s face, and the biking silliness. kind of epic ending as well…utamaro really got on my nerves but some heartbreak
bad first impression of metrograph audiences, disrespectful orientalist excess of laughter was so distracting first half of the movie.
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a lot of fun to watch on the big screen! corny, and real.
some of the early visuals and color grading and nicole kidman's character's wardrobe felt very netflix original. the plot and script sometimes veer into that glossy empty place, but mostly stay away by nature of how smutty it is. the affair once it got kicking felt real enough—appreciated samuel's fumbling silly nature as a dom, all of nicole kidman's orgasm noises, loved the rave scene. emma and…
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finally watched! a beautiful and stressful time. the removal of the “never cursed” tag….ouhhhhh it broke my heart. a star down because i’m not the kind of pervert who can fully appreciate alma / her and reynolds’s relationship… alma felt relatable in many ways in her frustrations and rebellions, but being a gay petty amateur sewist / craftsperson, my sympathies couldn’t help but lie with reynolds, (even moreso) cyril, and especially those dressmakers working late into the night for princess…
