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[lunarmote]

An observation, I said out loud. Friends who meet in Uni drift apart.

By their own doing, my acquaintance finished for me. We were at a coffee shop in 2018. The autumn air was chilly, an omen to the mass pandemonium that would arise next year. But that afternoon seemed to give us all the time in the world to get a little philosophical.

If you want to up with someone, she continued. There's always something that you could be doing that you aren't. If only you dedicated 10 minutes to calling them. If only you thought a little bit harder about their birthday. If you were dedicated to making things happen you would. Most people just don't put in the effort.

As a child who never lived in the same city for more than a year, I knew this kind of pain intimately, the fatalistic pain of forgetting and being forgotten. It's a pain which unlocks the magical ability to jump out of the present and always to the total timeline of patterns which you can never affect. When every scene starts and ends the same, and coalesces into a mass of half-touched milestones, you wonder what lesson there is to be had.

Painful, but worthwhile

Within 10 mins I knew I would love this film.

The opening had an air of tragedy, despite the foolhardy innocence of the boys and their juvenile sexual posturing. I think my own experiences spoiled me. I'd seen too many scenes like this to not know where it would go.

And when things go south and are executed so sensitively by the Cuarón, you can't help admire them.

Things stood out to me:

The question of inevitability. Was it all going to end one day anyway? Did it take an unexpected roadtrip to release that tension toward each other? Was it inevitable that this release prevent them from ever being friends again?

When Tenoch and Julio's bitter feelings are finally unearthed, the friendship unravels with a destructive, unstoppable force. The things they choose to reveal seem to come from the foulest parts of themselves. They did not seem spontaneous. They attack each other with a sort of ferocity that can only be seen as each boy's lack of ability to understand and regulate his own feelings. It seemed that they were each hoping for something more, but there was no scaffolding in place, no inkling of what that could even look like.

And Luisa, the grown woman on the trip with them. I could see nothing positive of her intentions at first. I saw her as an opportunist whose personal tragedy got in the way of rightful action. But having replayed clips of this movie close to 20 times now, including the culminating fight in the car, I believe there she possesses a kind of spiritual knowledge and intuition for closeness, and tried to bring the best out of the boys.

Such an evocative and thoughtful film. So hard to forget.

[paknewsinsightspk]

Isabelle Huppert Celebrated by Alfonso Cuaron at Lumiere Festival

Reflecting the breadth of her legacy across different continents, French actor Isabelle Huppert was celebrated by the likes of Alfonso Cuarón, Claire Denis, Alejandro Jodorowsky and François Ozon at the 15th edition of the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon where she received a sprawling career tribute on Oct. 18. Huppert kicked off the festivities as she entered the 3000-seat auditorium dancing to…

[men-in-4k]

LOUIS PARTRIDGE as Jonathan Brigstocke Disclaimer* S1:E03

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[televisiongifs]

You have left nothing but a trail of pain behind you. You know you’ll never find forgiveness. Nothing can atone for a wasted life. Nothing can purify you. Nothing can absolve you. Ahead of you, there’s nothing. Only the void awaits. DISCLAIMER (2024) dir. Alfonso Cuaron

[whatmakesyoulove]

Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft, Disclaimer. (Dir. Alfonso Cuarón)

Catherine Ravenscroft, a television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the transgressions of long-respected institutions.

[greatcateblanchett]

Disclaimer* Chapter I - To my son, Jonathan. Written and directed for the screen by Alfonso Cuarón

Chapter II | Chapter III | Chapter IV | Chapter V | Chapter VI | Chapter VII

[frenchnewwaves]

y tú mamá también (2001)

[pierppasolini]

Roma (2018) // dir. Alfonso Cuarón

[everyframeapainting20]

In this pivotal long take from "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," Mr. Weasley pulls Harry aside within the bustling Leaky Cauldron, physically separating him from his family and friends. Throughout the scene, the specter of Sirius Black looms large, represented by the wanted poster prominently placed in the foreground. This imagery keeps the threat of Sirius ever-present as Harry is brought into a more private, shadowed space.

As the conversation turns to Black and his supposed danger, the blocking becomes particularly evocative: Harry and Mr. Weasley are framed between the ominous poster of Black and the lively background. This juxtaposition emphasizes Harry’s growing separation from the communal warmth behind him. When Mr. Weasley takes Harry deeper into the Leaky Cauldron, the lighting shifts dramatically. They move into a dim, isolated corner, cloaked in shadows, visually reinforcing the gravity of the situation and Harry's mounting isolation.

Mr. Weasley’s warning not to seek out Black culminates in the take’s final moments, where Harry is left alone. The long take ends on a close-up of Harry, underscoring his solitude and the weight of the peril now resting solely on his shoulders. This scene marks a tonal shift in the film and elegantly introduces one of its central themes: isolation.

Throughout Prisoner of Azkaban, Alfonso Cuarón masterfully employs cinematography to convey this theme, and this long take is a striking example.

[cinematic-literature]

Y tu mamá también (2001) by Alfonso Cuarón

Book title: The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats (1933)

[fertileground]

disclaimer / episode three

alfonso cuaron, 2024

[men-in-4k]

LOUIS PARTRIDGE as Jonathan Brigstocke Disclaimer* S1:E07 (4K)

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[juniorstargazergoke1991]

A Little Princess (1995)

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki

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New/old photo of Taylor Swift and Tess Bu Cuarón at the 2019 Oscars afterparty!

[whatmakesyoulove]

Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft, Disclaimer. (Dir. Alfonso Cuarón)

The point of Disclaimer thus far has been about unreliable narration and how stories shift based upon perspective, and how the truth can be warped to match the reality someone wants to see. (V)