Annette (dir. Carax)...Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard...Sparks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8jQ7oYjQE8

Anyway, this movie was cool. The puppet is gross to look at and I hated it.

Yeah “throw her away” & “young girls” spring to mind immediately

There’s nothing misogynist about “under the table with her” tho, not even ironically

Yes, that song seems like one of their most warm (although written from a non-human perspective)?

It’s not written from a non-human perspective either!

It’s about 2 kids sitting under a table having slipped under unnoticed by the adults, what are all these wild readings

The protagonist is a dog!

No, they yelp & are mistaken for a dog

As is the girl whose hair gets patted

“Dinner for 12 is now dinner for 10” did they set a place for the dog?!

I guess I took that line as the dog being fed at the same time that dinner was served. Now the song seems completely devoid of any point.

“People all around the world are having only rice & tea/Two of them should come & take the place of Laura Lee & me” there are two unoccupied places at the table, belonging to the children “diminutive offspring” who are playing under the table and not missed by the adults because there are “bigwigs there”

It doesn’t seem devoid of point to me even tho there’s no big twist, it’s just sweet and humorously written

The bigwigs are so lofty they fail to notice the animalistic sexual depravity going on between the singer and guest because they don't recognise them as human. It's Histoire de l'Oeil in 2.20 minutes.

Or probably not.

Edgar Wright's commentary on the soundtrack album reckons it's ambiguous. As an aside, he says Sparks were disappointed how well-received Queen's subsequent forays into chamber-pop was compared to their own.

anybody want to buy an annette bathrobe? i have two.

I mean they are specifically described as children (offspring) so I don’t see the ambiguity. I guess the kids could be having sex? Maybe with a dog? Is that the theory? Is this a bit?

I do love it, one of my very favourite of theirs

Annette was fine

This was annoying as hell, but I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I watched it the other day.

otm

Saw Holy Motors again for the first time in a while. It is fun to watch, but it still doesn't make much sense to me. There may be a lot to it, but I haven't gotten beyond its general appreciation for 'acting'

i understand why ppl find this movie incredibly annoying but idk i'm into it

Wisdom

not a fan but this film is a hundred times less annoying than holy motors

Pretty cool:

https://variety.com/2022/film/global/cesar-awards-2022-winners-1235190152/

“Annette,” which world premiered on opening night at the Cannes Film Festival, won five awards, including best director and original score for Ron Mael and Russell Mael from the rock band Sparks who performed live during the Cesar ceremony.