Great piece about a film I (shamefully) haven't seen but now very much feel like I should seek out.
I was interested by the thoughts on whether the relationship might have been abusive in some way and what that means for the reading of the film. Do you think that impulse to rationalise or contextualise behaviour is something that's grown over the years (maybe even since Morvern Callar was made), or was it always there? Just wondering if I could imagine a version with Barbara Stanwyck as a straight villain.
Great piece about a film I (shamefully) haven't seen but now very much feel like I should seek out.
I was interested by the thoughts on whether the relationship might have been abusive in some way and what that means for the reading of the film. Do you think that impulse to rationalise or contextualise behaviour is something that's grown over the years (maybe even since Morvern Callar was made), or was it always there? Just wondering if I could imagine a version with Barbara Stanwyck as a straight villain.