I could never fully articulate why I'm such a fan of her films--I think your "aesthetically pleasing ennui" captures it perfectly/succinctly. Also, her lesser-known Somewhere likewise embodies "trapped somewhere that sounds more glamorous than it really is." Maybe that's why it's titled Somewhere (groan, sorry.)
This is great. I think of Georgia O’keeffe painting the Pedernal 26 times or something. The viewer is different each time (I think) so their view is a little different.
I really love this! Thank you for sharing. I feel like I finally have some words for why I love her films but also to describe my own obsessions in my writing
“Or the refraction of them all together” - beautiful. I agree, it seems we are sometimes called to certain themes, spiraling around and in toward the center.
So much Sofia-worthy phrasing here. I especially liked: “loneliness that looks like luxury”
That especially stuck out to me. Poetic and hard hitting!
Aaaaand the worst thing about Substack (no editors) strikes again. Sorry for misspelling your name, Sofia, I fixed it!!
I could never fully articulate why I'm such a fan of her films--I think your "aesthetically pleasing ennui" captures it perfectly/succinctly. Also, her lesser-known Somewhere likewise embodies "trapped somewhere that sounds more glamorous than it really is." Maybe that's why it's titled Somewhere (groan, sorry.)
This is great. I think of Georgia O’keeffe painting the Pedernal 26 times or something. The viewer is different each time (I think) so their view is a little different.
Yes! Love that
I really love this! Thank you for sharing. I feel like I finally have some words for why I love her films but also to describe my own obsessions in my writing
This was such an affirming reflection!
I love this take on her and her films!
“Or the refraction of them all together” - beautiful. I agree, it seems we are sometimes called to certain themes, spiraling around and in toward the center.
I heard Eliot Smith once said that all his songs were ways to write something as beautiful as Because from The Beatles.
Love that 💜