In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
A drama directed by Louis Malle, starring Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn.
2 men meet at a restaurant for dinner. They haven't seen each other for a long time and one has been living a very conservative life in New York city, trying to be a play-write. The other has been on wild adventures.
This is what good movies are made of. They made an interesting film out of 2 men talking. Andre, the man who has been going places and doing things hits the nail on the head repeatedly about how society malfunctions and how people are living lives that aren't real. To this, Wallace Shawn (in Princess Bride fashion) says "Inconceivable!". I hope you get that referential joke. I'm rating this awesome.
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