Film
One of my closest friends in the house loves underground arthouse films like I do so we've hit the Harvard Film Archive several times as well as a few other theaters. One director I've fallen in love with is Chantal Akerman. We saw Golden Eighties and D'Est as well as one or two of her short films which can easily be found on YouTube for free.
Starkly different from her usual material, Golden Eighties is a goofy, feminist-heavy musical. It's heartwarming, funny, dramatic, and very, very French. I highly recommend you check out the opening scene as well as this amazing chanson. Quelle magique on the big screen.
The other Akerman film we saw was called D'Est (From the East). It is extremely hard to describe. It was basically a compilation of different shots of citizens, mostly people waiting for buses and trains. There were incredible shots in there, ones that made me think about bigger-meaning life questions. Yes, it made me cry. Here is one of the scenes that got the waterworks started.
_Arsenal_M.%20Stefanowski.jpg)
I also saw a Russian war/love story this month called The Cranes Are Flying. The history behind its filming is really quite beautiful. It was insanely visceral and heartbreaking - crying is likely. Also, my friend and I took note that the heroine is pretty much a Russian Audrey Hepburn.
Finally, I'd like to bring your attention to a YouTube video that made me cry for a full 10 minutes yesterday. So beautiful. So touching.
Art
I went to a museum a week or two ago and was blown away by the incredible artists I got to see. There are some pictures of the museum in the last post so definitely check that out. Besides that, not much else!
Music
What I've been listening to:
"Girlfriend in a Coma" by The Smiths
"Five Years" by David Bowie
"Don't Come Home Today" by Good Morning
"The Boss" by James Brown
"Bet She Looks Like You" by Nick Hakim
"Smoke Rings" by Sam Cooke
"Have You Seen Her" by The Chi-Lites
"What'd I Say, Pt. I & II" by Ray Charles
C'est tout!
K
No comments:
Post a Comment