Ugetsu (1953) & Meet Joe Black (1998)

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English - August 12, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 128 MB
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Finn & Uther watch Ugetsu (1953), Kenji Mizoguchi’s devastating supernatural story of love and horror. Our second film this week is Meet Joe Black (1998), 3 hours of Brad Pitt playing The Grim Reaper as an irritating houseguest.

We discuss different film visions of the afterlife, Mizoguchi’s skill at crafting films from folktales, and Brad Pitt’s Jamaican accent. Uther conducts a seance while Finn gets in touch with his inner Shatner.

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