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Social Hygiene 2021
While it is a frequently observed phenomenon in the real world, I think this might be the first time I saw a film in which the modulating light and shadow created by moving cumulus clouds in the wind was so prominent. Also, Solveig's *power stance* - marvelous, masterful.
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July Rain 1966
Lena tags along with a friend group of shallow yuppie types including her boyfriend. Increasingly she feels bored, left out, but mostly just unfulfilled. The city of Moscow is omnipresent. She and her social circle become increasingly miniscule, engulfed by the vast landscape and population of the perpetually moving, pulsing city. A hint of a deeper human connection seems to sprout up feebly, framed by the urban bustle that frame Lena's day to day life. Will it amount to anything…
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Hear the Wind Sing 1981
This is a must watch for Murakami fans! Omori translates Murakami's signature detachment, vagueness, and isolation that were already present in his first fiction work perfectly, and chooses a truly haunting jazz soundtrack that ties the whole thing together as well.
The only weaknesses in this movie are due to weaknesses in the source material itself. Murakami's 1979 debut novel was quite rough around the edges, having his usual motifs of cynicism and isolation, but lacking the supernatural elements and…
