fabian

fabian

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Favorite films

  • Autumn Sonata
  • 36
  • I Hired a Contract Killer
  • This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection

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  • Clean Slate

  • Futurama: Bender's Game

    ★★½

  • Adoration

    ★★★

  • Dream Work

    ★★★

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  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    ★★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Memoria

    Memoria

    ★★★

    i generally tend to lean towards slow-paced movies, they remind me that time exists, and that life is not just about successive events. this is one of those.

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★

    demi moore and margaret qualley were both great, dennis quaid was okay.
    there's a real conflict of horror and humour at times - those moments of overt information delivery, excessive cuts and repetition. but, i've come to view these instances as deliberate choices... embracing a campy, self-aware humor rather than some cheap clumsy exposition. and there's a good deal of fear factor and tension aside from the body horror elements.
    it would've been an instant classic if it ended at…

  • Autumn Sonata

    Autumn Sonata

    ★★★★★

    perfect. flawless filmmaking. unlike many viewing experiences where i'd be inclined to say a certain scene or shot or even a line of dialogue could've been done better, autumn sonata leaves no room for improvement. everything is perfectly executed.
    liv ullmann's performance, out of this world.
    one of the most striking sequences is the piano scene, so incredibly evocative. the notes, their faces, zero words, pure heartbreak.
    bergman's subtle nod to "persona" i.e. the carefully placed close-ups of faces seamlessly integrate into "autumn sonata" for this familiar intimate setting.