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Tag Archives: war
3 things about Santiago Mitre’s ARGENTINA, 1985
Argentina, 1985 [2022] 1. On her way to school she bums a cigarette from her father. 2. A tender scene on the balcony–where a sniper could easily take them out. 3. Neronian thumbs-down gesture.
3 things about Carol Reed’s THE THIRD MAN
The Third Man [1949] 1. Landlady wrapped in a quilt. 2. We never see the children in the hospital. 3. Fingers poking through the grate.
3 things about Matt Wolf’s TEENAGE
Teenage [2013] 1. Army uniforms for 13-year-olds. 2. The adult advises them to voluntarily change the teen canteen’s closing hours from 11 o’clock to 10:30 on weeknights. 3. “Mother, it’s just a hen party, what am I supposed to wear?” … Continue reading
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 Terence 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
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