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Pather Panchali 1955
A beautiful and heartbreaking depiction of good folks doing the best they can and kids enjoying life's little moments. Every character has their own story and the women rule. I love Auntie Indir. She can stay with me anytime.
Absolutely lovely score by the late, great Ravi Shankar.
As gutting as this film ends up being, I'm glad to know there's some story left to tell in young Apu's life. I don't think I'll be able to wait for future Criterion Challenges to see them out, but we'll see.
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She and Her Cat 1999
Who knew cats were so poetic?
Please seek out the original version of this short. The fandub just doesn't seem to fit correctly.
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Detachment 2011
Like the movie, this review is hard to get through.
Some movies are like a storm. There is the calm before the storm, the first gusts, the eye, and then the final tempest rolls through. Like a storm, Detachment whisks you on a directionless emotional flight. When you've finally been put back on the ground, you are just as lost as you were in the air.
This is a consequential movie that has left me breathless, broken and despondent. If I judge my film of the year based on emotional response, this one might just have it.
