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I watched this film recently my mind keeps going back to it. It is auto-biographical, but not quite documentary, about the film’s director trying to create a re-enactment of an event in his past (he stabbed a police officer). That police officer is in the film, played by that same real-life officer too. Throughout, both the director and officer are coaching the actors who are playing their younger selves, and trying to reach a catharsis about this event through them and come to terms with their pasts. It’s a really unique and weird film, it has a lot of twists, and I think it’s one of those films that stays with you for a while after you watch it. It’s free on YouTube, but I don’t know if the subtitles are good- I was watching a version that a friend captioned herself.
Feb 17, 2025
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in 2020 i set out to watch at least a film a day. spoiler: i didn't. i did managed to get just over 250 under my belt, which was a lot more than i thought possible given that i was working 44h a week at the time. one of the 34 films i watched in april (look, i was working remotely during that month. there's a lot o can accomplish when no one's watching me do my thing and i don't have to spend two hours a day on a bus) was certified copy.
i wasn't familiar with kiarostami's work. i saw it on richard ayoade's criterion closet video and decided to give it a chance. To be quite honest i wasn't really impressed during the first half of it. but halfway through it i felt like someone had flipped a switch in my brain. it's a very particular scene; you'll know it when you watch it.
it starts as a wonderful conversation on the meaning of originality, and then evolves into an exploration on the main characters' relationship, dancing on the line between fact and fiction. kiarostami was a master on the art of dialogue and metalanguage, and certified copy is just another example of it (check out the koker trilogy if you love this kind of stuff). it kickly became my favourite film, and every time i rewatch it i spend a few hours processing it.
Jan 23, 2024
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If you're into the more sad films this one portrays a friendship that walks the line of wanting to maybe be something more but is one sided between two teen boys. It portrays greif, loss, impacts of a divided friendship. It does illude to the taking of ones own life so I would look up some of the possible warmings that may come with the movie. But i think it does a really good job of showing these themes in youth and how youth handle these emotions.
I watched it in French, I'm not sure if an English audio version is available but i know there is English subtitles for English speaking audiences.
Jan 19, 2025
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devastating watch but still a film I really loved. I think the way this film captures trauma and pain is incredible, and for me, it does that best towards the end – through conversation and the final monologue. I didn’t expect to cry as much as I did. and I didn’t expect to feel as heavy as I currently do after watching it.
Feb 29, 2024
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I love that this is becoming more mainstream in recent years. It makes these animals vastly more interesting and complex than they already were. The connection between dinosaurs and birds feels all the more meaningful and apparent, and opens the door to interpreting their behavior and dynamics- we have their living relatives today to learn from. Also, it is cute.
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If you mix tumeric powder with olive oil it makes a paste that you can put on the bite a couple times for like an hour. It is an anti-inflammatory and over a couple days should help pain and swelling.
I think garlic has similar effects too!
Feb 21, 2025