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The Zone of Interest 2023
Holocaust cinema so often wants to present something for you to look away from, bordering on exploitative. The Zone of Interest instead forces you to imagine the horrors of Auschwitz, the inescapable screams pervading a visually idyllic family home reinforcing that there is no space for catharsis or escape.
Auschwitz’s very absence from the screen - bar its wall and barbed wires to ensure complete separation - only serves to highlight the weight of its presence. By following the perpetrators…
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The Remains of the Day 1993
One of those times where I could see how interesting this would be to read but in film form was a bit like watching paint dry
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Lake Mungo 2008
I still can’t help but look away at THAT scene.
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Paddington 2 2017
Perfection.
I shall watch this again when I am stress crying to feel joy.Translated from by