i saw rain last night. it is one of the most beautiful and heart-wrenching films i have seen in a while. (i think the last 'beautiful and heart-wrenching' film i saw was wong kar-wai's happy together). anyhow now i am searching for the book, which isn't in the u of t libraries (of COURSE) and is out of stock at indigo (of COURSE). i will have to go on a hunt, to the bookstores i know in the area, to see if they carry kristy gunn's novel. i have this overpowering instinct that i should read it. especially if i am considering using it for my essay.

i am going to write this here in case i forget it - i thought of this while half-asleep and told tony (i somehow thought speaking the words aloud would cement the idea in my brain) but even then i'm not sure i will remember it, so i will write it here: i think the film's tempo is encased in the human tempo that is memory. i think the film's images are structured around the internal rhythm of the formation of memory in humans. i need to remember this in case i use the film in my essay, because i think i can connect this with the idea of memory, preserving memory, in indigenous cultures who exist within (previously) colonized countries.

ok now i feel better. at least the idea is there! my trouble is i feel like i can't use both whale rider and rain for my essay because i would like to compare new zealand and australian indigenous peoples, but both the above films are from new zealand. i don't have any material for australia. help.

sigh. i will try to write a paper this afternoon before going to a vic dance meeting and then rehearsal. perhaps i will read a bit more of fiery cross before i really attempt to wake up and start using my brain, though.

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