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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is Voyage to Cythera (1984), a Greek drama about an old communist who returns home after spending 32 years in the Soviet Union. He wanders around listlessly thinking, “wtf is this shit?” Did Greece really get this bad in his absence? Apparently so. God Damn the West: The Movie. This is one of the best-regarded films of Greece’s most renowned filmmaker, Theo Angelopoulos. He is his country’s version of, say, Wim Wenders; many reviews compare this film to Paris, Texas (1984) in its depiction of a directionless old man, out of place in the modern world. Expect a lot of long takes and quiet contemplation. Excellent reviews for this one, so we’ll give it a watch.

Next is Saving Face (2004), a rom-com centered around an Asian-American woman, who is secretly a lesbian, and her mother, who is secretly having an extramarital affair. Will their secrets be revealed to each other? Probably. Hilarity ensues along the way, along with identity struggles and attempts to meet family expectations, and so on. This is the best-regarded film of director Alice Wu, and it has an extremely high rating on Letterboxd, so let’s check it out.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

  • Voyage to Cythera: https://letterboxd.com/film/voyage-to-cythera/
  • Saving Face: https://letterboxd.com/film/saving-face/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

  • Voyage to Cythera: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB.
  • Saving Face: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/15209

CWs for Voyage to Cythera:

  • Capitalism.
  • Depression.
  • Homelessness.
  • Sad ending.

CWs for Saving Face:

  • Carnism.
  • Death of parent.
  • Needles.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Discussion of abortion.
  • Fat jokes.
  • Homophobia.
  • Racist parent.
  • “Sexual content”. Seems pretty mild to me, though.

Links to movies:

  • Voyage to Cythera: https://tankie.tube/w/rs88AiXFAHTY4YwrNoCbPo
  • Saving Face: https://tankie.tube/w/88wWnZhvM7cnmZCxB3qbH6