marienbad

every so often i am reminded that i live in the wrong place to do one of my favorite things - that is, go to the movies. this time it was by the re-release of Last Year at Marienbad, in new york city. i've seen the film, a number of times - i've seen it projected several times, in fact. but to see it in a real theater, rather than a classroom - to see it with people who have never seen it before, who have probably never seen anything like it before, would be something else. seeing anything in a theater is a different experience. film is fresher, feels crisper, has a way of seeping in where before it was blocked out. to see it when i can feel the tension of those around me - their boredom, even - and to see it in a brand new, 35 mm print.

but, alas, i live in the middle of nowhere.