from which Eyes Wide Shut is adapted. Differs from the film in that it was written and set in Vienna at the turn of the century, but the story is essentially the same since desire never changes
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Fascinating semi true story. no one but herzog can make a line like “the horse with glowing eyes smoked a cigar” feel like one of the most poignant things you’ve ever read.
Feb 22, 2024
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If you have the chance, visit. Genuinely surreal place. I love Italy in general but Venice compelled me to write a weird autofiction thing for my book when I was writing it which I just rediscovered but never actually put in the book so:
post Verona a bit of a daze, sure as hell not Shakespeare, but star-crossed enough: the van from the hostel departs, barely makes it to the ferry. Here I am, a confused teenage Tom Ripley, recently eighteen, sailing into the lagoon with all my clothes in a tattered suitcase and a reservation I don’t remember making. I sit above a canal, and I fall in love once again as the water laps at my trainers. The old glassworker indulges my thoughts as the kiln nearly sears my eyebrows off. I dance with visiting English students in a public square and lie about how old I am. I spend much of my time at a restaurant a few blocks from the apartment I stay at petting a cat which I never see again, people watching fellow tourists while acting in denial. Later, I enjoy Italian pop music with someone I share my cigarettes with in a Paris rock club three years later. I look forward to the future.
Mar 1, 2024
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500 Days of Summer if it was set in the 18th century. Goethe regretted writing this book so much. I liked it.
Sep 5, 2024
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goated colour combo
I love spotting it in films, paintings, and everyday objects. I work it into my outfits too
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/organisation to take part in direct action and build collective power
Eg mutual aid and food groups, renters unions
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