WFC Turkey: Kış Uykusu

Excellent actors. It’s almost annoyingly real. The (many, many, many) discussions and arguments are just like being there.

Aydın is such a reasonable monster.

This is a very good film. Almost every scene is a pleasant surprise. The scene with the money, though, was so clearly signalled I could read it from space.

So not totally cliché free. But still…

Winter Sleep. Nuri Bilge Ceylan. 2014. Turkey.

Golden Slipper

  • 3 parts Yellow Chartreuse
  • 1 part apricot brandy
  • 1 egg yolk

Shake with ice and train into a cocktail glass.

Very interesting flavour. It’s like an anisey egg nog. I think.

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WFC Portugal: Cavalo Dinheiro

This is a very original film. If it reminds me of anything, it’s the films of Marguerite Duras from the 70s. Somehow.

But I’m not quite feeling it. Sorree.

Horse Money. Pedro Costa. 2014. Portugal.

Portuguese Daisy recipe

  • 12 parts port
  • 6 parts brandy
  • 6 parts lemon juice
  • 1 part caster sugar
  • 1 part grenadine

Shake with ice and strain into a low glass. Garnish with a slice of lemon.

Man, that’s sour. I dumped some more sugar into it, and it became drinkable. But not, perhaps, good…

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I Bought Something

After watching Prisoner Queen the other month, I started thinking about maybe perhaps watching Prisoner: Cell Block H again.

In like, 20 years or so. When I’m feeling poorly. And I’ve gotten old timers’ disease.

So I started idly looking for it… Didn’t seem to be any active torrents going for the whole series… And then I googled for DVD sets…

*gasp*

Epic unboxing sequence:

Yes! It’s a suitcase! Metal-ish! (I think it’s mostly plastic with metal detailing.) With 174 DVDs inside! Of an Australian soap opera from the 80s!

It’s the stupidest thing I’ve bought in my entire life.

But on the other hand: In 1995 I thought that, surely, all films ever would be available for streaming from the interwebs by 2016. This hasn’t happened. So perhaps it would be completely impossible to get hold of this series in 2037, when I plan on watching this series again?

You never know! I’m safe! Hah!