One Good Movie - Breakups

Hi friend,

Relationships are tough. Divorce can be brutal. Then there's Possession.

Set in divided Berlin in 1980, Sam Neil is a spy who returns to find that his wife, Isabelle Adjani, wants a divorce.

But she doesn't explain why she wants a divorce.

From the gonzo performances and sparse locations to the selective production design and precise cinematography, Andrzej Żuławski's film is a banger.

You can read all kinds of metaphors into the film with its deliberate setting, use of doppelgangers, and Carlo Rambaldi's art.

It's a bad breakup film.

It's a psychological meltdown film.

It's a horror film.

There's an 81-minute cut that led the film into obscurity. Yes, I love short films, but please view the superior, original 124-minute version.

It's a classic.

-Guy

Epilogue

I visited the John Rylands Research Institute and Library last weekend in Manchester. It influenced the design of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films.

Fish

No burgers were eaten in Manchester. Though I had fish and chips twice. Once at The Old Wellington and once at The Marble Arch. The Arch was exceptional.

I plan to hit up supper clubs and proper fish fries this summer in Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Let me know if you have any recommendations.