What Do Our Desires Say About Us?
A huge thank you to MUBI for sponsoring this video. The MUBI Editions book The Mastermind is available to order now at http://mubieditions.com Stream the film and discover many more great films with 30 days free at http://mubi.com/josephinewrites In this video, I explore the relationship between love, desire, and the fear of not being seen through Heaven, Scheherazade from Crush, and Spirited Away, alongside The Mastermind. I look at how these works connect desire to interpretation, projection, suffering, and the struggle to create meaning in a world that often feels indifferent. My Instagram - @josephinewritess My Substack and personal essays - https://writesjosephine.substack.com 💌 Josephine Podcast is now live ONLY on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1gCE... References: Kawakami, Mieko. Heaven. Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd, Picador, 2021. Siken, Richard. Crush. Yale University Press, 2005. Scheherazade : • Edgar Kunz reads “Scheherazade” Miyazaki, Hayao, director. Spirited Away. Studio Ghibli, 2001.
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