tomjennings

tomjennings

Favorite films

  • La Strada
  • The Kids Are Alright
  • Jai Bhim Comrade
  • The Dante Quartet

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  • Fall

    ★★★

  • Fellini Satyricon

    ★★★★

  • Toby Dammit

    ★★★½

  • Juliet of the Spirits

    ★★★★½

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  • Fall

    Fall

    ★★★

    Have you guys seen this???

  • Fellini Satyricon

    Fellini Satyricon

    ★★★★

    FELLINI CHRISTMAS(/NEW yEARS) MARATHON PART 10: I almost gave the fuck up on this one. Like for the first god-knows-how-long (everything up to where the boat-part-after-the-dinner-ends) there is not a single enjoyable frame or sound of this movie (on purpose). After that it becomes a fun romp. Desert bits make you think George Lucas stole a lot from this movie. But good lord the freaky bits of "Juliet of the Spirits" and "Toby Dammit" were not a fluke I guess,…

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  • La Strada

    La Strada

    ★★★★★

    FELLINI CHRISTMAS MARATHON PART 4: maybe 4th or 5th time rewatching this one? Still the favorite I think. Watching it after I Vitelloni made it a bit interesting, as I started to read into some of the similarities of Gelsomina leaving the rural space and Moraldo (who is Fellini) leaving the provinces behind, and what that inflects on these scenes where Gelsomina comes to these unfamiliar urban spaces (in particular the crowds at the religious parade and the Fool's entrance…

  • 8½

    ★★★★★

    FELLINI CHRISTMAS MARATHON PART 8 (shit I forgot to watch the short film): Nothing to say about this one.

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