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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is The Truth (1960), a French courtroom drama about a young woman put on trial, accused of murdering her lover. Director is Henri-Georges Clouzot, who is better-known as the guy behind The Wages of Fear (1953) and Les Diaboliques (1955); surprisingly, we have never watched any of his films. This is supposed to be one of his best, and one of the classics of 60s French cinema, so let’s check it out.

After that is Problemista (2023), an absurdist comedy featuring a poor Salvadoran toy designer in NYC who has no choice but to take up work with an eccentric artist (Tilda Swinton) in a desperate bid to extend his work visa. Satire of the US immigration system follows from there, along with surreal fantasy touches. This is the debt feature of director Julio Torres. Great reviews for this, so we’ll give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Truth: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-truth-1960/
• Problemista: https://letterboxd.com/film/problemista/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Truth: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB.
• Problemista: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1071356

CWs for The Truth:

• Nudity.
• Profanity.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.
• Nervous breakdown.
• Death of loved one.

CWs for Problemista:

• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Prostitution.
• Cheating.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Hallucinations.
• Suicide attempt.
• Profanity.
• Screaming.
• Sex.
• Terminal illness.
• Poverty.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• The Truth: https://tankie.tube/w/gTL58uTuzZwqDaUGCfNkph
• Problemista: https://tankie.tube/w/bsjnF5rpczKr4Vk9hoBuqj