Psychostasy of the Film

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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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Eternity and a Day (1998)

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An art film by Theo Angelopoulos. A man is "going away" on the next day and tries to get his affairs in order. He picks up a young...
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