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Monthly Archives: January 2024
Trenque Lauquen; The End We Start From
Trenque Lauquen (Literally ‘Round Lake’ – a town near Buenos Aires.) An Argentinian film in two parts, totalling over four hours. Quiet, mysterious, and disconcerting: I often felt, particularly in Part I, as I did when watching Tarkovsky’s Stalker, or … Continue reading
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Paris, Texas; Poor Things
(What lovely alliteration.) Paris, Texas A man walking, walking, walking. When he collapses, a doctor finds his home address in a pocket and contacts his brother, who comes to take him back home. So it’s the Odyssey, with his brother … Continue reading
The Animals In That Country; The Normal Heart
The Animals In That Country A 2020 novel by Laura Jean McKay. It’s in the voice of Jean, a middle-aged woman who works at a wildlife park in Australia. A zoonotic pandemic enables people to communicate with other species. What’s … Continue reading
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Welcome to Houyhnhnm
Named originally as an antidote to Yahoo (both are rival creatures in Gulliver’s Travels), Houyhnhnm has for a while been a prompt to myself to make comparisons between the last two things I’ve seen/watched/read. I hope you enjoy my at … Continue reading
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Sweet Sue; Priscilla
Sweet Sue (Btw no Wikipedia page yet; cripes. Only this about an old play – a version of the Phaedra myth – which might actually have been at least some inspiration for this film.) One of those lovely poignant comedies … Continue reading