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Tag Archives: war
3 things about Joseph Losey’s MR. KLEIN
Mr. Klein [1976] 1. “It’s nothing to do with me.” His fatal blindspot. 2. The deep green of the trees in the square across the street from his apartment. 3. Red robe on dark snow.
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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PRINCESS MONONOKE
Princess Mononoke[1997] 1. Multiple decapitations via arrow. 2. Talking bandage-head. 3. Bones buried in the mud on the bottom of the pond.
3 things about Leo Hurwitz’s STRANGE VICTORY
Strange Victory [1948] 1. “They paid. Everyone paid.” 2. Silver Shirts. 3. Euphemistic signifiers of restrictive housing and membership. “Select Clientele,” etc.
3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PORCO ROSSO
Porco Rosso [1992] 1. Secret meeting in a movie theatre. 2. “I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.” 3. The graceful way in which we are shown that his curse has been lifted.
3 things about Terrence Davies’ BENEDICTION
Benediction [2021] 1. His mother asks him, “Is he another of your pretty young men?” 2. A lifeless battlefield intrudes upon the hearth. 3. Distinctive purple scarf.
3 things about Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s FLEE
Flee [2021] 1. He watches silently as the two cops corner the girl in the police van, and a third cop closes the door. 2. To the customs agent he says a single word, “Refugee.” 3. At the entrance to … Continue reading
3 things about Frank Launder’s I SEE A DARK STRANGER
I See a Dark Stranger [1946] 1. Ringing casket. 2. “Look down there for instance. Crossing the road to the Tynwald Court. She could easily fit the description. Right height, fawn coat, brown hair. Typically Irish. You meet them at … Continue reading
3 things about Arthur Dong’s COMING OUT UNDER FIRE
Coming Out Under Fire [1994] 1. Incompatible. 2. Using the word “darling” in a letter was a giveaway. 3. Mimeographed bulletin, “The Myrtle Bitch Beach.” Invaluable.
3 things about Errol Morris’s THE UNKNOWN KNOWN
The Unknown Known [2013] 1. Safely far away in Brussels while the scandal erupted. 2. He claims he never read the memos. Yet he knows the exact number that were written. 3. “That’s a vicious question.”
3 things about Jasmila Zbanic’s QUO VADIS, AIDA?
Quo vadis, Aida? [2020] 1. A toy helicopter lies abandoned on the steps. 2. Soldiers toss loaves of bread into the crowd. 3. A couple sitting on a balcony idly watch the condemned being herded into the building.