tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post8161900181468206287..comments2024-03-25T10:47:42.656-07:00Comments on Can't Explain: Close-Up (1990)Jeff Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148737647138431543noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-46672554209831637632017-07-14T22:46:05.574-07:002017-07-14T22:46:05.574-07:00Did you know Dostoevsky was epileptic? Not sure if...Did you know Dostoevsky was epileptic? Not sure if that has anything to do w/ all the fierce thinking characters (altho it might) but definitely accounts for some of the spazzy extremes, hyperventilating rants, seizures, blackouts, etc. The Idiot makes the connection most explicit but it's sprinkled throughout. I really liked Taste of Cherry but still need to see this one. Skip D. Expense:https://www.blogger.com/profile/14151899427742882544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-47007630637405776822017-07-14T11:02:59.777-07:002017-07-14T11:02:59.777-07:00I once called Close-Up a "recreation of reali...I once called Close-Up a "recreation of reality", so I guess I'm on the side of its being fiction. No matter, it's a terrific film.Mon-sewer Paul Regrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918972562626522624noreply@blogger.com