mixed bag of a film that was also interesting to read up on like damn wdym that wasn’t a real family and they had this man pretend he didn’t know what a gramophone was. docufiction or not it was an interesting catalog of precolonial inuit life even if there are moments a where it’s clear that the lens it’s presented through is a western one. amazing that this is a pioneering work and the beginning of a concept that you…
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Rocco and His Brothers 1960
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why does ciro look like a certain luigi.
anyways it manages to capture what it’s like to live in a culture that praises loyalty to one’s family above all and the ugly side of self-sacrifice.
rocco is living selflessly even if it’s at the cost of what is right- allowing his brother to continue to spiral further and further into depravity not understanding (due to blind faith and naive fidelity) that for the system of sacrifice to be an effective…
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3 Women 1977
loved the outfits, the imagery, the atmosphere, and just how surreal it all felt watching the identities and expressions of femininity portrayed by the three leads bleeding and blending into one another. a very solid portrayal of the mother, maiden, and crone archetypes fr fr. loved the paintings too fr fr shout out movies with freaky ass paintings in them.
might be a 9.5 or even a 10 upon a rewatch.
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Heat 1995
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It’s always acrid kisses, more akin to biting than a gentle press of mouths. Uneasy shuffling of shaky hands making quick work of suits paid for with blood and sweat. Their teeth clink against each other, with the faint sound of cufflinks hitting the tiled bathroom floor.
McCauley catches a glimpse of Hanna’s eyes, frantic and frenzied, in pursuit of some semblance of comfort, even if it’s from him- the largest source of stress in his life. Probably strung out…
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