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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is Orpheus (1950), a French dreamlike mythological fantasy about a Parisian poet who gets into a brawl and kills a man in a café. A mysterious woman then takes him and the corpse in her car to the underworld, and the poet steals the car and escapes. But uh-oh, he still can’t get away, and his hapless wife is lured into hell herself. This film is a noted influence on David Lynch’s style, particularly as realized in Twin Peaks, so it seems a suitable choice for tonight. Director is Jean Cocteau, whose film Beauty and the Beast (1946) we previously watched.

After that is Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), the prequel film to David Lynch’s legendary TV series, Twin Peaks. Yep, we’re just gonna jump straight into it from here. The film follows two plots: the first centers on Agent Cooper in his weird adventures in another spooky town, Deer Meadow, as he tries to solve the disappearance of a fellow FBI agent. The second concerns Laura Palmer in the days leading up to her murder, which kicks off the plot of the TV series. Although it flopped in its release, it is now considered one of the best films of the 1990s, and on par with Lynch’s best works. Let’s watch.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

  • Orpheus: https://letterboxd.com/film/orpheus/
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me: https://letterboxd.com/film/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

  • Orpheus: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041719/parentalguide/
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/12452

CWs for Orpheus:

  • Kissing.
  • Fistfighting.
  • Profanity.
  • Alcohol.
  • Drunkenness.
  • Smoking.

CWs for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me:

  • Death of dog.
  • Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
  • Abusive parents.
  • Stalking.
  • Domestic violence.
  • Woman brutalized for spectacle.
  • Abused becomes the abuser.
  • Gaslighting.
  • Child abuse.
  • Drug use.
  • Drug addiction.
  • Alcoholism.
  • Slapping of woman.
  • Someone is drugged.
  • Implied pedophilia.
  • Mention of sexual assault.
  • Implied sexual assault, though as far as I can tell, it is not directly depicted.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Someone’s mouth is covered.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Hand damage.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Choking.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Broken bones.
  • Finger mutilation.
  • Torture.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Death of child.
  • Sexualization of minor.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Cheating.
  • Jump scares.
  • Natural bodies of water.
  • Possession.
  • Razors.
  • Spitting.
  • Audio gore.
  • Needles.
  • Mental illness.
  • Violent mentally-ill person.
  • Dissociation.
  • Unstable reality.
  • Meltdown.
  • Misophonia.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • PTSD.
  • Sudden loud noises.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Screaming.
  • Profanity.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Someone is watched without their knowledge.
  • Death of LGBT person.
  • Age gap.
  • Discussion of religion.
  • Demons.
  • Nudity.
  • Loss of virginity.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Incest.
  • Sex.
  • BDSM.
  • Discussion of existentialism.
  • Honking horns.
  • Gun violence.
  • Sad ending.

Links to movies:

  • Orpheus: https://tankie.tube/w/cYuJ5fi3xCZvPqYCfmxGGj
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me: https://tankie.tube/w/4xXdjuUVJeeB2mB3q3U3Po