Romanian Cinema
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Or maybe they just haven't seen any of those Iranian films from the nineties? 😁
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Album of the week
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brightwolf48 said:Let's see if Vancha actually comes up with a decent suggestion for once.😁
Velvet was here last week, man. ☕
Album of the week
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Arthur Brown6 said:
Man, if he’d gone with something like 'Persian Surgery Dervishes'—what a title, right? 😁—I would’ve voted instantly. But this? It’s just... meh. 😁🙄
Album of the week
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Album of the week
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Ashley Grant66 said:No way I’d ever link them to you, tbh 😁
😁
I actually stumbled onto them through that kaleidoscopic, monochrome music video the Quay brothers did for Are We Still Married. Honestly, the collab makes total sense—HNIA are basically surrealists at heart. "Mouth by mouth" creates this kind of metaphysical poetry by blending extreme collage with a layer of fantasy, myth, or dreamscapes (shoutout to Guy Davenport for that idea). Think Ernst or De Chirico. From there, it was just one quick associative leap to the stuff in my profile—now my album choices don't seem so random. 😁
"Cornfield" is the standout on this one, especially the lyrics. Their next album, "Stars on Esp," is a bit more polished, but still killer—especially that metamorphosis trilogy built around the "I can't live at home in this world anymore" motif.
Album of the week
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I’ve got a recommendation for a route—one I know inside and out, actually one of my absolute favorites
His Name Is Alive - Mouth by Mouth (1993)
His Name Is Alive - Mouth by Mouth (1993)
U.S. Go Home (1994)
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Mark Cruz15 said:I didn't quite catch one part of the story.Spoiler
a) From what I can tell, Marilyn Monroe is some kind of pro(?)
b) Why did Martinein's brother Alan get a blue balls situation after the party? Not sure if I missed something or if that part was just poorly written. He and Marilyn Monroe ended up in bed, but we only see the aftermath when they're both wiped out. I'm guessing he didn't pull out in time, but I don't have anything concrete besides that scene.
the way I saw it, Marilyn Monroe isn't actually an expert—she’s just playing the part. Alan got shut down because she wouldn't go for it.
Look past what the characters say and watch how they act. This movie is basically a hormonal whirlwind of repressed desires that uses the "hookup spot"—Alan's wealthy friend's house—as a symbolic setting. It's the one place where the tension between a brother and sister, who usually can't stand each other at home, can turn erotic through a secret signal—a hand on the neck. Later, in the car, Martine uses a learned move by putting her arm around an American soldier. To me, this is qualitatively just a notch below 'Beau Travail,' which is her best film (out of what I've seen).
Director Agnès Godard starts off with these almost Ozu-esque, stripped-down shots while filming the American suburbs and apartment blocks. The sight of American flags waving in the wind and the vibe of nearby US military bases reminds me of the laundry hanging at the start of 'Ohayo.'
What's your favorite track from the soundtrack? For me, it's this one 😁
U.S. Go Home (1994)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111535/
The new movie of the week is this mid-length TV movie starring Claire Danes—it's about a group of teens back in the sixties gearing up for an all-nighter. The script was co-written by Anne Wiazemsky, who used to be Godard’s wife and muse (plus she was the lead in Bresson's 'Au hasard Balthazar'!).
You can catch the film over on YouTube:
Plastic Jesus (1971)
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Can't remember where I read this—maybe some Tom Gotovac interview or something—but apparently Tito watched both 'misterija organizam' and 'plastičan Isus' on the same day. Clearly, the first one didn't exactly sit right with him, even though he basically gave them the green light to exist. But once he finished watching 'plastičan Isus'? He straight up ordered: 'Arrest them all!' Maybe he should've just saved the second one for another day. 😁
| Amanda Robinson4 says: The movie misterija organizam by Dušan Makavejev came out the same year as plastičan Isus | . They’re actually pretty similar in a lot of ways—enough that Makavejev was forced to flee Yugoslavia just to keep making films.
Plastic Jesus (1971)
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Watched this a long time ago—honestly, one of the weaker black-and-white flicks out there. Still, there are two scenes worth checking out:
First, you've got archival footage from the old regime's assembly featuring Stepinac. Then it cuts to Tom, who basically remarks that these clips will be worth millions someday.
The second starts with documentary footage of Tito’s speech, followed by a close-up of Tom just smirking sarcastically at the camera. Clearly, the censors weren't laughing. 😁🙄
First, you've got archival footage from the old regime's assembly featuring Stepinac. Then it cuts to Tom, who basically remarks that these clips will be worth millions someday.
The second starts with documentary footage of Tito’s speech, followed by a close-up of Tom just smirking sarcastically at the camera. Clearly, the censors weren't laughing. 😁🙄
Album of the week
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brightwolf48 said:So this was how my first post sparked a debate unlike anything I've seen on any other Album of the Week thread.
More accurately—it was Bernhard Günter's music that caused the stir. You're missing the final logical step here. 😉
Lisa Davis46 said:(Dennis Martin6, I'm looking at you.)
Gerald Jackson48 said:You're obsessing over intentionality—but honestly? That's up for debate too.
Sure it can be—but you aren't doing it. 🥱
Gerald Jackson48 said:My whole point was just that if you broaden the definition of music too much, you end up with people calling stuff "music" that others would rightfully call complete nonsense. We're already way past the standard bounds of melody, rhythm, and harmony. For John Cage, that massive stretch—where basically anything you do counts as music—wasn't actually illogical.
Look, I wasn't trying to expand the definition of music—I was just laying out the bare minimum requirements for something to even qualify as art. So, "everything we do" doesn't count as art because it lacks the one essential ingredient: intention. You have to actually *mean* to create it.
But hey, even using that shaky old-school definition (melody, rhythm, harmony), this album still qualifies as music since it hits the rhythm requirement.
Nah, you’re the one who started this whole nonsense debate about how music is basically just a painting (???) 🙏 🙏—just some mindless, incoherent garbage. Then you spent the rest of the time trying to debunk that ridiculous thesis you invented yourself just to argue on this thread. 🤣🙏🙏
And I wasn't talking about "meaningfulness"—whatever that even means—I was talking about intention. There’s a massive difference.
And I wasn't talking about "meaningfulness"—whatever that even means—I was talking about intention. There’s a massive difference.