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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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Cries and Whispers (1972)
A drama byIngmar Bergman.
A pair of sisters gather at their family's house to be with their 3rd sister when she dies. They struggle with their emotions while this is going on.
I just read the Wikipedia plot summary and this is as confusing as I thought it was. The plot is a little wishy-washy and the characters all look alike, making it hard to tell them apart. There are some crazy parts, like one of the women plunging broken glass into her vagina and some nearly lesbian actions. There are also some annoying parts, like the dying sister breathing in death rattles. Overall, it was weird and creepy (which I like), but also incoherent (which I don't like). I'm rating it o.k. for this 7-10 split.
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