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Yanagawa 2021
If you know Zhang Lu, you know Zhang Lu. This film very much falls in line with his previous two. Same leisure pace, same themes.
A lot of the conversation is borderline ASMR here. I've long found something relaxing/sensual about the phonetics of Chinese languages, especially when spoken softly by a woman. (Shu Qi's voiceovers for Hou Hsiao-hsien always feel like a gentle hug.)
I watched this late at night with headphones. Sound design in general is pretty nice.
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Love Hotel 1985
I've never wondered what it'd be like if Gaspar Noe had made In the Mood for Love, but now I don't have to.
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Ritual 2000
"Now this is some real fucking cinema." - Martin Scorsese, probably.
My 1 billionth rewatch. I may secretly love this movie more than Last Life in the Universe. Such a unique film experience. Poetic, heartbreaking, and completely indifferent to convention.
The photography is absurdly beautiful, the editing without fault. The main piano theme couldn't be more perfect. Each time it plays, it's more haunting than the last.
How many weeks of location scouting was done in preparation for this thing?…
