In this episode, I talk about Lynne Littman's 1983 film, "Testament." It's about how a mother and her children in a California town survive the aftermath of a nuclear bombing. We don't know who dropped the bombs, what has happened in the rest of the country, and we're not provided any political details. The film is solely about this family and how they confront the gradual and horrifying deterioration of their bodies due to radiation poisoning and the breakdown of society. Without a doubt, this is the most terrifying film I have ever seen. I talk about grief and loss, what makes the film so emotionally powerful, and the difference between watching it before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are spoilers in this episode.
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My Sources
Abbas Kiarostami's 'Taste of Cherry' (1997)
Claude Chabrol's 'La Cérémonie' (1995)
Christian Petzold's 'Phoenix' (2014)
Alan J. Pakula's 'Sophie's Choice' (1982)
Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy
Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' (1955)
Jean-Jacques Beineix's 'Locked-In Syndrome' (1997) and Julian Schnabel's 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' (2007)
David Lean's 'Summertime' (1955)
Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'The Double Life of Veronique' (1991)
Satyajit Ray's 'The Big City' (1963)
João Dumans and Affonso Uchoa's 'Arábia' (2017)
Barry Jenkins's 'Moonlight' (2016)
Jennie Livingston's 'Paris is Burning' (1990)
Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott's 'Big Night' (1996)
How I Discovered Cinema and Why It's So Important to Me
Krzysztof Kieślowski's 'Dekalog'
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