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3 things about Walter Salles’s I’M STILL HERE

I’m Still Here [2024] 1. Burying a tooth on the beach. 2. They pull away from the house for the last time without saying anything. 3. A secret bottle hidden in his desk at work. 3 other things.

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3 things about Alex Pritz’s THE TERRITORY

The Territory [2022] 1. Encroaching on the territory is merely “freeing the land.” 2. They set fire to the forest and ride away. 3. Age 18 and the leader of his people.

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3 things about Walter Salles’s I’M STILL HERE

I’m Still Here [2024] 1. Singing along to Tom Ze in the car. 2. Rubbing Coca-Cola onto their skin at the beach. 3. Escorting her from the police barracks, the young soldier tells her, “I want you to know I … Continue reading

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3 things about Hector Babenco’s KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

Kiss of the Spider Woman [1985] 1. Two plates, one with twice as much food on it. 2. He leaves prison wearing a blue scarf; he dies wearing a red scarf. 3. “The nicest thing about feeling happy is that … Continue reading

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3 things about Juliano Dornelles & Kleber Mendonça Filho’s BACURAU

Bacurau [2019] 1. Crowd surfing the suitcase. 2. Nudists with shotguns. 3. “We have all taken a powerful psychotropic drug.”

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3 things about Marcel Camus’ BLACK ORPHEUS

Black Orpheus [1959] 1. A chicken and a cat on a table. The chicken is named Caruso. 2. Through the doorway we see a desk stacked with huge piles of paper, Kafka-style. 3. When the woman begins to take on … Continue reading

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