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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Cow (1969), an Iranian drama about an old man who leaves his village for a trip, entrusting his beloved cow to the other villagers. Uh-oh, the cow dies while he is away, and the villagers cover up the evidence. When the man returns, he begins to think that he is the cow. Drama ensues. This is the best-known and best-regarded work of director Dariush Medhruj, and one of the highest-rated Iranian films on Letterboxd.

After that is Victor/Victoria (1982), a comedy from Blake Edwards, the guy behind such classics as The Pink Panther (1963), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), and The Party (1968). Surprisingly, we have never watched any of his work. That changes tonight. The film is a comedy/musical starring Julie Andrews as a down-on-her-luck singer in 1930s Paris who finds work as a drag queen; however, she must disguise the fact that she is actually a woman, which leads to the usual hilarious situations and gender-based misunderstandings and the like. This film has a large LGBT following and is generally regarded as one of Edwards’ better works, so let’s give it a shot.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

https://blorp.bot.nu/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

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CWs for The Cow:

  • Death of animal.
  • Gaslighting.
  • Mental illness.
  • Dissociation.
  • Body dysmorphia.

CWs for Victor/Victoria:

  • Gaslighting.
  • Stalking.
  • Domestic violence.
  • Bugs.
  • Sexual assault: A man tries to take advantage of a woman while she is passing out from hunger.
  • Finger mutilation.
  • Tooth damage.
  • Shaving.
  • Cheating.
  • Shower scene.
  • Vomiting.
  • Homophobic slurs.
  • Fat jokes.
  • Misgendering.
  • Hate speech.
  • Sex.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Gun violence.
  • Blood and gore.

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