I CHANGE MY STANCE ON THIS FILM! Having made peace with the fact that this film marks a departure from Sang-soo’s tales of pathetic unfaithful men, The Woman Who Ran became a lot more digestible. Noticed on a rewatch that this is probably his most cleverly edited films and maybe one of his prettiest (maybe his last good looking film?)
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Tom at the Farm 2013
Dolan’s darkest film but maybe one of his funniest??
A lot more ambitious than I remember it being. The clash between rural and urban Quebec makes for a fascinating angle I overlooked in my previous viewings. Tom is so lost in this saviour role he’s given himself, torn between the idealized vision of authentic Quebec, the grief of his lover and a desire to become him as an act of twisted resurrection. The Stockholm syndrome trope at its weirdest, most…
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Bad Education 2004
don’t call yourself a method actor unless you’re doing half of what gael garcia bernal does in this
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Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp) 2022
Great way to kick off pride month. Knife + Heart’s little brother
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The Headless Woman 2008
An intriguing idea, doesn’t go in any expected direction. Story is dictated rather by mood and composition than any semblance of plot. Plays off a bit like a Kyoshi Kurosawa drama in the way it generates tension through sounds. The disintegration of the mind is an interesting touch that plays off in a subtle manner.