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both life-affirming stories centering marginalized people
In the Mood for Love by Hong Kong legend Wong Kar-Wai
the films of Hou Hsiao-Hsien if you can find them (i think about A City of Sadness constantly but it’s not available in the U.S.)
Arnold is a Model Student by Thai director Sorayos Prapapan
Goodbye Mother by Vietnamese director Trinh Dinh Le Minh
Your Name Engraved Herein by Taiwanese director Kuang-Hui Liu
Delia and Sammy by Filipino director Therese Cayaba
Sep 28, 2024
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he’s a Japanese director who makes some of the most life-affirming movies i’ve ever seen. he loves working with child actors and centering the lives of people who are stigmatized in society. if you’re new to his work, Shoplifters is probably his most well-known film internationally (and one of my favorite movies). Monster is his latest masterpiece with a uniquely structured screenplay lovingly crafted by Yuji Sakamoto.
I’ve also seen After the Storm, Broker, and Still Walking. Haven’t seen After Life yet but I’m sure lucius can tell you all about it if he hasn’t rec’d it already. Oh, and I still need to check out his cozy Netflix miniseries, The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House.
“Thank you for being born.” - Broker
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St. Omer - Based on true events, beautifully tragic story about motherhood, being an immigrant, and the French court system.
The Act of Killing - Documentary about the Cambodian genocide acted out by the actual perpetrators of the killings.
Oslo, August 31 - By the director of the worst person in the world, about a down recovering drug addict in the pits of misery
The Turin Horse - A slow journey towards death
EO - Beautifully shot film from the perspective of a saint-like donkey existing in our broken world (for more donkey suffering, see: Au hasard, Balthazar)
Come and See - most anti-war war movie to exist; the internet’s new favorite saddest sad movie
Amour - Love at the end of life
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remember to thank your local bees, they are working so hard this season. nature’s essential workers
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