afrikan, 26, communist
french, italian, east asian cinema
noirs, epics, social realism, third cinema/marxist film
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Claire's Knee 1970
what a beautiful film. these moral tales keep getting better and better
after jean-louis in my night at maud's, we return to an unsympathetic main character. jerome, although not as despicable as some of the others, is not only infatuated with schoolgirls, but he is finally also a jealous, insecure, childish sadist who takes pleasure in hurting young women, with the justification that he is doing them a favour
this film is visually one of the most beautiful I have…
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My Night at Maud's 1969
the film made me think about the self and the other, love and sacrifice and self-transcendence. it made me want to be more honest and vulnerable, to be courageous. it made me yearn, it made me question
the characters are very different to me, jean-louis's preoccupations are alien, but my night at maud's and its thoughtful conversations will stay with me because it is rare that a film makes me feel and think in this way
(it predates la maman et la putain by four years, and to me the two seem to complement each other)
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Columbus 2017
some films are just made for you.
Without hesitation, this is one of my favourite films ever. It is the kind of film that I would dream of making.The photography is so serene, so profound, so simple yet so evocative, and the sound is amazing. The dialogue and relationships between the characters are so human and authentic and moving. I really love everything about this film. Simply perfect.
(I've been meaning to watch this for a while, and decided…
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