the poor dancing girl she won't dance again

‘If I should die,’ said I to myself, ‘I have left no immortal work behind me - nothing to make my friends proud of my memory - but I have lov’d the principle of beauty in all things, and if I had had time I would have made myself remember’d.’ - John Keats “Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops.” - Kurt Vonnegut || 39. watcher of movies. taco lover extraordinaire. drinker of coffee. listener of music. I freelance writer for hire. CINEMA HER WAY: VISIONARY FEMALE DIRECTORS IN THEIR OWN WORDS out now from Rizzoli. | newsletter | Letterboxd

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MY BOOK CINEMA HER WAY IS OUT TODAY!!!!!

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FORBIDDEN FRUITS (2026)

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Gene Tierney

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#51 - Les Salauds (2013) // Dir. Claire Denis

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Nick Robinson all over insta today :)

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Velvet Goldmine (1998) dir. Todd Haynes

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Hannibal (2013-2015)

1x04 - “Œuf”

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Boys Don’t Cry (1999) Kimberly Peirce

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But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) | dir. Jamie Babbit

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Thank you, Mr. Rochester, for your great kindness. I am strangely glad to get back again to you: and wherever you are is my home—my only home. ― Jane Eyre, Chapt. XXII

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ICE COLD KATIE: THE WEDDING thank your lucky stars (1943) dir. david butler

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Wuthering Heights (2026) dir. Emerald Fennell

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THE SWORD IN THE STONE (dir. Wolfgang Reitherman, 1963)

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Japanese magazine advertisement for Our Dancing Daughters (1928)

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GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA as THE FAIRY WITH TURQUOISE HAIR

THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO/LE AVVENTURE DI PINOCCHIO (1972) dir. luigi comencini

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The Cure photographed for NME in Chelmsford, England, Apr 29, 1981

📷 Anton Corbijn

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august 27, 2015: film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero ‘stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza…’ // love and anarchy | 1973 | dir. lina wertmüller | italy | 120 min. 

i saw this film for my friend will’s birthday at the new beverly on thursday - sorry for the late posting! qt was in attendance, and as it’s one of his favorite films it was interesting to see him watch it, because he laughed at really interesting places that the rest of the audience did not necessarily laugh at. i was really blown away by this film - by the cinematography, the story, the acting, the comedy, and the tragedy.

the story follows a hapless assassin who is stowed away at a whorehouse in rome so that he has access to kill mussolini. of course everything goes awry when he falls in love with one of the prostitutes. his deep, deer-in-the-headlights stares into the camera and at all of them is one of the most hilarious things I’ve seen. the dinner at the whorehouse is also one of the best, most well-written scenes i’ve ever seen. you can really see qt’s inspiration for how he writes his women, especially in films like death proof - wertmüller manages to portray some of the most real, well flushed out characters without ever providing depth to their actual character just through their auras and genuine portrayals and manner of speech. i was blown away, and i laughed so much. i really loved this film, and i need to see everything she has ever made. italian cinema!!!!!!