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essential world cinema
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The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928): Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Masterpiece of Spiritual Terror
This is your life, and it’s a theological trial where your only escape is a burning pile of wood. The SetupOne young peasant girl. An…
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Deconstructing Memory: A Deep Dive into Shūji Terayama’s Pastoral (1974)
This is your life, and it’s a photograph of a memory you’re currently hallucinating. You’re watching Shūji Terayama’s Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974), and the…
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Batang West Side (2001): Lav Diaz’s 5-Hour Masterpiece of Despair
This is your life, and it’s a five-hour autopsy of a soul. Welcome to Batang West Side (2001). Or West Side Avenue, if you prefer your subtitles with…