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'If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.' (19)
'Their wanderings through the seemingly limitless building were interminable... The two lovers embarked for Cythera on a ship made of dark and sunny rooms, of apartments sumptuous or squalid, empty or crammed with remains of heterogenous furniture.' (118)
Curious how the film handles the paintings that make up so much of the novel's imagery.
— Apr 15, 2025 03:58AM
'Their wanderings through the seemingly limitless building were interminable... The two lovers embarked for Cythera on a ship made of dark and sunny rooms, of apartments sumptuous or squalid, empty or crammed with remains of heterogenous furniture.' (118)
Curious how the film handles the paintings that make up so much of the novel's imagery.
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Ben Weinstein
is 78% done
'the most moving sight there, two young people in love dancing together, blind to each other's defects, deaf to the warnings of fate, deluding themselves, ... Don Fabrizio felt his heart thaw; his disgust gave way to compassion for all these ephemeral beings out to enjoy the tiny ray of light granted them between two shades, before the cradle, after the last spasms.' (172)
Between Two Shades – good name for a novel
— Apr 15, 2025 03:37PM
Between Two Shades – good name for a novel
