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1899 (2022)
Weird character interactions
It started off well, as in interesting and well put together visually and aurally, but having different nationalities didn't work at all. The actors didn't act as people who needed to make themselves understood through body language. It felt like they were talking to the viewer, not to each other. Most of the time they just rattled on confidently and theatrically about one thing or another, despite knowing their interlocutors could not understand them. I don't think there are ten instances in all these episodes where the characters use signs or body language to communicate. There are many issues with this show, but this one felt the most distracting. This is truly strange because I read an interview with one of the series creators, and they said that the use of different languages was a central focus. I have no idea how it turned out the way it has...
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Will cinema ever outgrow this obsession?
Oh look another sex-packed story full of affectations and wasted gorgeous cinematography. Like Elio tells Oliver at one point "maybe it made sense when you wrote it." It's rich, maybe too rich. Or shall I say healthy? Like baby feet. It made me feel ill and atrophied. That and devoid of contrast. It's like the peach Elio molests. Ripe and festering. Winter slightly soothed the disease but it failed to wash it away.