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The Brutalist 2024
The film appears to present a narrative with ambivalent moral mishaps, raising serious questions about its core message. Perhaps the film itself is more concerned with the validation of its own existence as a "good film" through its craftsmanship—cinematography, acting, and score—much like how architects attempt to bullshit an idea of a building through their renders and deluded elaborate explanations. In this comparison, the narrative and the physical materials of a structure are used to convince the audience of its…
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The Taste of Things 2023
These characters live to eat and boy do they eat well. This visual degustation speaks of the tenderness, care and love the characters materialize through their meals. The act of cooking by Dodin becomes a potent ritual which maintains the memory Eugenie. Pauline also alternates between the role of an apprentice and a living relic of Eugenie's admiration for her talent. I'm curious to know what their cooking would've been like without Pauline? Is she merely a gauge, a reminiscence, or simply an admirer of good food? Whilst Violette is washing the dishes?
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