Monthly Archives: July 2012

3 things about Hong Sang-soo’s THE DAY HE ARRIVES

Posted on July 11, 2012 by robchristopher

The Day He Arrives [2011] 1. The theory of extremes. You tell a woman that she appears to be one kind of person on the outside, but is actually the opposite on the inside. Irresistible. 2. She asks him for … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ousmane Sembène’s MOOLAADE

Posted on July 9, 2012 by robchristopher

Moolaadé [2004] 1. A heap of radios, all turned on, their batteries slowly dying. 2. Outraged, the woman throws down the bundle of sticks she’s been carrying on her head. 3. Plumes of smoke obscure the mosque. Cut to a … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Altman’s BREWSTER McCLOUD

Posted on July 7, 2012 by robchristopher

Brewster McCloud [1970] 1. Margaret Hamilton in ruby slippers. 2. Behind the steering wheel. His legs crushed. One brown eye, one blue eye. 3. Fatal flaw: never learning how to land.

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3 things about Peter Weir’s MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

Posted on July 2, 2012 by robchristopher

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [2003] 1. “Put the woman down, knave!” 2. “Don’t count your eggs before they’re in the pudding.” 3. He turns to a blank page in the notebook and places the beetle … Continue reading →

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3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s DERSU UZALA

Posted on July 1, 2012 by robchristopher

Dersu Uzala [1975] 1. The light from the fire stains the tree branches blood red. 2. Dersu shoots the rope in order to win the empty bottle that’s attached to it. 3. He waits as long as he can stand … Continue reading →

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

Posted on July 1, 2012 by robchristopher

That Obscure Object of Desire [1977] 1. “I have a friend who loves women very much, but he claims they’re sacks of excrement.” 2. He kisses her hair through the bars of the window, burying his face. 3. The woman … Continue reading →

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