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For this week's Hairy Harmonies, we have two films dealing with loss, but approaching from opposite directions.

Blue (1993) 75 minutes
WARNING: Made while losing both his sight and his life to complications with AIDS and the disease itself, the movie has NO IMAGES. It is a BLUE SCREEN. IT DOES NOT CHANGE.

Meditative and extremely personal, this was Derek Jarman's last film*. In it, we get reflections of his decline and treatments mixed with other thoughts on life, his philosophy, and the world -- all set within a soundscape that acts to replaces what his eyes no longer see. (*note that another film was completed after he died)

(10 minute break)

Survive Style 5+ (2004) 120 minutes
WARNING: There's a bit of homophobia played for comedy in here that bothers me, BUT there is a resolution to those slurs that I consider satisfying.

While not 'Great Cinema', this low-budget-eye-candy piece is one of my absolute favorite movies of all time! It is intertwined stories of loss -- of thieves and victims -- and how people handle the repercussions (their methods of survival). Lots of murder and violence as well as simple robbery, love, and some fun songs.

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Content Warnings

Blue

Sex & Nudity: Mild
Violence & Gore: None
Profanity: Moderate
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: None
Frightening & Intense Scenes: Severe*
*(note that the screen is blue the entire time, so the intensity involves the music and verbal description of having AIDS)

car crash
car honk/tires screech
offensive language
terminal illness
chronic illness
hospital scene
someone dies
parent dies
existentialism debated

Survive Style 5+

Sex & Nudity: Mild
Violence & Gore: Moderate
Profanity: Moderate
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes: Mild

homophobic slurs removed mentioned
attempted suicide
domestic violence
sexual content
ableist language or behavior
shaving/cutting
amputation
struggle to breathe
hospital scene
spit
incestuous relationship (briefly noted as a thing in past)

Letterboxd:

Blue: https://letterboxd.com/film/blue-1993/
Survive Style 5+: https://letterboxd.com/film/survive-style-5/

Links to films:

Blue: https://tankie.tube/w/oJG2A76WLHYbe1kDWQphRz

• you can follow along with the discography listing here: https://www.discogs.com/release/163828-Derek-Jarman-Blue

Survive Style 5+: https://tankie.tube/w/rVNgprqkBGJtnCaEuwiYgb

• All the actual songs except the last can be found here: https://archive.org/details/Survive-Style-5-OST

I don't really expect anyone to show up for "Blue" because it almost demands a contemplative mood that is ready to fall into a trance like state, but boy oh boy do I hope y'all tune in for Survive Style 5+!