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Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Nostalghia (Tarkovsky #5)

Filmspotting

2025/05/23
Filmspotting

Filmspotting

2025/05/23

Shownote

Adam and Josh revisit BEFORE SUNSET for its 20th-ish anniversary and share their conversation about BEFORE SUNRISE, which followed a 30th-anniversary screening earlier this year to close Filmspotting Fest. Scott Tobias (The Next Picture Show, The Reveal) a...

Highlights

In this episode, Adam and Josh revisit Richard Linklater's Before Sunset on its 20th anniversary, reflecting on the film's intricate conversations and emotional depth. They also explore Andrei Tarkovsky's Nostalghia as part of their marathon series, delving into its themes and cinematic techniques.
22:23
Characters use performance as a buffer for honesty
45:57
Avengers: Endgame scene analysis reveals connections to other films and directors.
1:00:45
Gen Xers had Jesse and Céline mark the stages of their lives.
1:20:59
Paul Thomas Anderson's 'There Will Be Blood' inducted into the Pantheon
1:32:50
Tarkovsky transitions from brutality to beauty in character transformations.
1:54:15
Tarkovsky awards will include a category for 'best single shot image'

Chapters

Intro
00:00
Pantheon Project: “Before Sunset”
01:57
Filmspotting Family
37:40
Next Week / Notes / Massacre Theatre
40:03
Filmspotting Fest: “Before Sunrise”
50:30
Pantheon Induction
1:20:47
Tarkovsky #5: “Nostalghia”
1:23:28
Credits / New Releases
1:53:28

Transcript

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