Musings

“Longing, we say, because desire is full of endless distances”. -Robert Hass

20 years ago, I wrote an article for the Literature/Film Quarterly about one of my favourite films. The Virgin Suicides captivated me in my late teens when it was first released. This dreamy film has stayed with me ever since.

Full article

There’s really no graceful way to share a 20-year-old article, so the link below will take you to a PDF of the entire piece. Reading it back, I’m still very proud of it.

Playground Love: Landscape and Longing in Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides. Literature/Film Quarterly. 35:3 (2007): 214-221.

Article teaser pics

Includes a snapshot of what the film’s website used to look like. I wish I had it in colour!

Decades later, I’m still in love

Some of the memorabilia I’ve collected over the years.

‘Times are always strange. Art is always out of place. Always unnecessary when it’s made. And later, when you look back, it’s the only thing that mattered’. – Daniel Kehlmann, The Director.

This fictional story is based on the real life of film director G.W. Pabst. When he finds himself trapped in Austria during World War II, Goebbels wants him to make propaganda films.

Kehlmann’s tale about art and morality is timely given that art is more important than ever right now. Compelling and thought-provoking, I highly recommend.