Current Movie, Book and Music Fare
Movie: Lately been looking for Woody Allen movies. For some reason or another, I seem to be able to relate to his neuroses more now.Which is what worries me....
Book: Kabuki Dancer by Sawako Ariyoshi
Fiction based on history on the origins of the Kabuki theater said to have been established by a woman named Okuni in the late 17th century Japan. Read it before but now only beginning to appreciate the history.
Music: Soundtrack from In the Mood for Love
Haunting and sad but nevertheless seems to be the perfect fit to a movie about unrealized loves and whispered secrets. Could be mistaken for "senti" music but somehow rises above it, especially when you've seen the movie. And since i'm a sucker for oldies music, the fact Nat King Cole is there makes it all the more a treat. A review I read goes:
"Underneath the beautifully layered music...is such a sense of sadness and loneliness that it seeps right into your bones like a wet winter chill and stays there for the entirety of the playing."
I couldn't agree more...
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