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For this week's Hairy Harmonies, we have two stories of destruction for the greater good. In each, we start with a bad situation, and things get worse to fix it for the better. Neither film shows the aftermath. The contrast is that the first is about an entire nation in crisis, and the second is about an individual.

Конец Санкт-Петербурга (1927) Silent 1h 13min 21sec
aka The End of St. Petersburg / Konets Sankt-Peterburga

Synopsis: The struggles of a peasant and how he returns to St. Petersburg after WWI as a rebel.

Commissioned to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, The End of St Petersburg was to be one of Vsevolod Pudovkin's most famous films and secured his place as one of the foremost Soviet montage film directors. Compared to Sergei Eistenstein's stly, Pudovkin’s is more fluid and psychologically motivated, wholly dependent on the specific characters within a given scene.

Promising Young Woman (2020) 1h 53min 53sec

Synopsis: A woman grieves a lost friend who was sexually assualted years ago and seeks retribution.

I'm not saying any more about it, but boy does it have a lot of warnings.

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Content Warnings

Конец Санкт-Петербурга no warnings listed on imdb nor dogdies, but:
war, poverty, explosions, flashing lights, gun violence, people die

Promising Young Woman (2020) 1h 53min 53sec

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

flashing images
car honk/tires screech
someone leaves without saying goodbye
gaslighting
stalking
watched without knowing
cheating
kidnapping
spitting
screaming
obscene language/gestures
hate speech
bugs
alcohol abuse
someone drugged
restraints
sexual content
sexually objectification
woman slapped
r*pe mentioned
sexually assault
woman brutalized for spectacle
mouth covered
struggle to breathe
asphixiation
choking
unconciousness
torture
hand damaged
blood/gore
razors (scalpel)
someone dies
character dies
someone dies by suicide
hospital scene
mental illness
anxiety attacks
PTSD
melt down
mentally ill person violent
"Man in a dress" jokes? (breast plates/misogyny)

Letterboxd:

• https://letterboxd.com/film/the-end-of-st-petersburg/
• https://letterboxd.com/film/promising-young-woman/

Links to films:

• Конец Санкт-Петербурга (1927): https://tankie.tube/w/oHfk9bK1TfmfcgzHuqEJqg
• Promising Young Woman (2020) : https://tankie.tube/w/pJz3niUVxbZZ4iZ4KPun3e

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For this week's Hairy Harmonies, we're looking at two views of what happens when the U.S. military comes to your town. We have:

On the Town (1949) 1h 37min 46sec
A piece of U.S. propogranda where sailors on leave look for girls and belittle natives without even noticing.

For contrast, there is director Seijun Suzuki's:

Gate of Flesh / 肉体の門 (1964) 1h 30min 20sec
While mostly about the girls, the reason they're there is because of the U.S. military. Bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo house a tough band of prostitutes in the shadow of a U.S. base. "Director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions." WARNING: This was rated in Japan for adults-only, and tries to be as salcious as possible despite limits on how much nudity was alllowed, so it has highly triggering scenes, such as a woman being tied up and whipped.

To keep from going straight from exploitation to anime, we'll end with a 22 minute cinematographer/director commentary on Gate of Flesh.

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Content Warnings

On the Town (1949)

Sex & Nudity: Mild
Violence & Gore: None
Profanity: None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes: None

U.S./Military Propaganda
Racism/Hate speech (imitating Native Americans)
Car horn
Jump scare (kinda -- from horn)
Sexually assaulted (agressive pursuit/molesting of a sailor)
Misgendered (female with covered head initially presumed male)

Gate of Flesh / 肉体の門 (1964)

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

animal abuse
animals harmed in the making
animal death
dead animal
woman brutalized for spectacle
woman slapped
someone sexually assaulted
someone restrained
excessive gore
choking
torture
death
razors
shower scene
spitting
attempted suicide
suicide
PTSD
unhinged person
sudden loud noises
screaming
relgious triggers
nudity
sex
blood/gore
gun violence

Letterboxd:

https://letterboxd.com/film/on-the-town/
https://letterboxd.com/film/gate-of-flesh/

Links to films:

• On the Town: https://tankie.tube/w/qL1euVngbfP5QdDEdvWmhe
• Gate of Flesh: https://tankie.tube/w/rpkym5nhRGm3f9EhUQVAjZ
• Gate of Flesh commentary: https://tankie.tube/w/1QvaUgBJV1tUYFN7zKGXR6

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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

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For this week's Hairy Harmonies, we have two films with flawed portrayals of African Americans in the United States: Native Son (1951), written by a blacklisted commie who was also 'guilty' of being Arfican American, and -- the movie Disney wants you to forget -- Song of the South (1946) a musical written by and for white people about black people. You may start cringing now.

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Details

Native Son (1951) 1h 48min
English language noir murder story made in Argentina and based on Richard Wright's novel. Wright was blacklisted in Hollywood at the time for being a member of the communist party. Further, the film's initial release was about 30 minutes shorter than this version with censors removing 'objectionable' bits. Supposedly it had been a pain point to find a white actress who was willing to risk her career by touching a black man on-screen, and one can expect that was the sort of thing likely cut. So: while this restored version is a more-accurate-than-average portrayal, there are problems with this film. First, this is from an era when 'the law must prevail' for any film shown to the general public. Next, it is saddled by use of the author as the star (a change made because the intended star could not get a passport). Lastly, it would have been a more powerful story if our lead character had a different opening or at least included the book's trial ending.

Song of the South (1946) 1h 35min
Disney finally closed Splash Mountain, so little remains to remind people that the studio made this musical, which is reason enough to see it. Background: In 1880, Joel Chandler Harris wrote his first book, "Uncle Remus: His Songs And Sayings" and was immediately acclaimed as one of the era's best writers, ranking with Mark Twain, Whitcomb Riley and George Washington Cable..

Disney hired African-American performer and writer Clarence Muse to be consulted on the screenplay, but Muse quit when Reymond (another writer) ignored Muse's suggestions to portray African-American characters in a way that would be perceived as being dignified and more than Southern stereotypes. Muse subsequently wrote letters to the editors of black publications to criticize the depiction of African-Americans in Reymond's script. Disney claimed that Muse attacked the film because Disney did not choose Muse to play the part of Uncle Remus, which Muse had lobbied for.

The Disney Company has stated that, like Harris's book, the film takes place after the American Civil War and that all the African American characters in the movie are no longer slaves. The Hays Office had asked Disney to "be certain that the frontispiece of the book mentioned establishes the date in the 1870s"; however, the final film carried no such statement.

Content Warnings

Native Son

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

N-WORD
Hate Speech removed mentioned
Dead Animal/Animal Dies
Gun violence
Choking
Covered Mouth
Childbirth
Character dies
Car noise (honk/screech)

Song of the South

Sex & Nudity: None
Violence & Gore: Mild
Profanity: None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: None
Frightening & Intense Scenes: Mild

RACISM
Child abuse (off screen, but a switch is shown in hand)
Sad animal
Bugs (animated)
Minority misrepresented

Letterboxd:

Native Son: https://letterboxd.com/film/native-son-1951/
Song of the South: https://letterboxd.com/film/song-of-the-south/

Links to films:

Native Son: https://tankie.tube/w/sQ2MJMqki1sn44jToSPxfH
Song of the South: https://tankie.tube/w/vWy3xgmJU3KmmJCMkqsvj7

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Hairy Harmonies

If you like a problematic picture, music in the mix, and something to complain about, this is the place to be.

To inaugurate Hairy Harmonies, let's start with two completely unrelated films that none the less fulfill the concept. The first is hairy because it is highly triggering with threats of domestic violence treated as Spencer Tracy's 'love language'. You're supposed to just accept that when he raises his hand to strike Loretta Young, he's behaving as any husband would. Ouch! Man's Castle (1933) is pre-code and it shows. There's a too-brief nude shot of Spencer Tracy, cohabitation, and The Law does not prevail over all crimes. It is a story of poverty and love. English with burned-in English subtitles.

Next is the badly paced and kinda cringey Wild Zero (1999). It is short on music and story. So why show a bad movie? Guitar Wolf! If you know the band (Guitar Wolf, Drum Wolf, Bass Wolf) you have to see the film! Okay, okay, Guitar Wolf is not exactly harmonious music, but it IS music, so I'm counting it. We also get Zombies! Japanese with burned-in English subtitles.

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Letterboxd:

• https://letterboxd.com/film/mans-castle/
• https://letterboxd.com/film/wild-zero/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Man's Castle: listed, but is empty: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/203196
• Wild Zero: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/239251

CWs

Man's Castle:
Sex & Nudity: Mild
Violence & Gore: Mild
Profanity: None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes: None

(from memory)

• Domestic violence
• Gun Violence
• Alcoholism

Wild Zero:
Moderate sex/nudity
Moderate profanity
Moderate frightening/intense scenes

• Domestic Violence
• Drug Use (booze, drugs, smokes)
• Bodily Harm
• Misgendering
• Blood/Gore
• Gun Violence

Links to movies:

• https://tankie.tube/w/ifBMvSnCBsKP1BhKDQSANt
• https://tankie.tube/w/5zF46G99ua7GGqvz166GJi

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Random off-schedule movie today in just a few hours!

The Big Sleep - initial cut! This film was initially produced in late 1944, but the film's release was delayed by over a year due to the studio wanting to release war films in anticipation of the end of World War II. A cut was released to servicemen overseas in 1945 shortly after its completion. This is the version we will see today! Alas, I have not found subtitles for this version.

During its delay, Bogart and Bacall married and Bacall was cast in Confidential Agent. When that movie failed, reshoots were done in early 1946 meant to take advantage of the public's fascination with "Bogie and Bacall". THAT 1946 version was the theatrical release. The changes mean this earlier version is more coherent and the alternate harder to follow but more steamy.

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Letterboxd:

• https://letterboxd.com/film/the-big-sleep/

Doesthedogdie.com link:

https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/236810

CWs:

• Stalking
• someone watched without knowing
• drugs/alcohol
• gambling
• woman slapped
• restraints
• unconsciousness
• death
• gun violence
• car crash
• mentally ill person is violent
• large age gap

Links to versions of The Big Sleep:

• 1945 cut (we'll watch - no subs): https://tankie.tube/w/bw6ZJ7pkUkhVLk3sM6SDJT
• 1946 Theatrical Release (subtitles): https://tankie.tube/w/1UtkRDnHYhjs5UT6njG4V7

P.S. I plan on showing movies in the Tuesday 5pm EDT/9pm UTC slot. Guitar Wolf was requested, and before that, I'm planning on a pre-code film of poverty and love (and with problematic, cringey issues). I hope the incongruity is enjoyed by all.

I want to test hosting a movie so I'm going to try this at 8AM Eastern Time (NYC).

Since it is early in the day, I'm picking something for most any age, but while light, visually interesting, and enjoyable, this film does have faults, such as being extremely male-centric with females only getting secondary roles. From https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/26700-nocturna :

An orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.

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Letterboxd:

https://letterboxd.com/film/nocturna/

CWs for Nocturna

empty: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/64869 from: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0836682/parentalguide/

• Violence: a black nightmarish monster is seen a few times, which involves very mild violence
• Frightening & Intense Scenes: a friend dies (no blood, mild but frightening violence), a black nightmarish monster is seen, and there is a creeping fear as the stars (who are people) are going out

#Link to movie: https://tankie.tube/w/dNseZv33PrWV2UV9vfxSab