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Masculin Féminin 1966
holy fuck i absolutely cannot stand godard he is so pretentious i cannot stand the main character he does not have a single original thought in his head
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Death of a Cyclist 1955
“ I am Rafael Sandoval, or Rafa. Good for nothing, but granted entrance to the most exclusive circles. At your charity balls, at parties for wealthy merchants and landowners, I, art critic, represent culture with a capital C. I eat your caviar, drink your whiskey, and smoke your cigars. In exchange - and I'm the loser in the bargain - I endure you all.“
a sleek blend of noir, psychological thriller, and class critique in Franco’s Spain. The transitions keep you unsteady.
what follows is a moral and existential tightrope walk, balancing guilt, self-preservation, and the looming threat of exposure. Elegant, unsettling, and impossible to shake
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Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris 1970
“Love has never been a popular movement. The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and the passion of very few people. Otherwise, of course you can despair. Walk down the street of any city, any afternoon, and look around you. What you’ve got to remember is what you are looking at is also you. Everyone you’re looking at is also you. You could be that person. You could be that monster, you could be that cop. And you have to decide, in yourself, not to be.”
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Stand by Me 1986
« Wish the hell I was your dad. You wouldn't be goin' around talkin' about takin' these stupid shop courses if I was. It's like God gave you something, man, all those stories you can make up. And He said, "This is what we got for ya, kid. Try not to lose it." Kids lose everything unless there's someone there to look out for them. And if your parents are too fucked up to do it, then maybe I should.…
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