Unless you’ve comfortably been glamping under a rock (you little geologist), a lot has happened in the space of the past few months. But, since I had English recently, I suggest we zoom in and dissect a smaller part, to really unpick the “techniques” we experimented with as quarantine progressed.
Behold the Tour of Lockdown: an insider’s edition.
Edward Yang’s 2000 film for which he won Best Director at Cannes is witty and deeply heartfelt – the menial problems of everyday life are brought before the camera with overwhelming love and care. Over this quarantine, I decided I would watch as many films as I could (which ended up being well over a hundred) and in the process discovered this film. The almost-three-hour drama deals with the life of an ordinary Taiwanese family at the turn of the millennium. Yang brilliantly demonstrates different stages of life, and while his style might feel quite reserved, there is nothing reserved about his commentary on the half-truths of life. Warning: spoilers ahead.
I adore maths. I love the intricacies, how each concept builds you up to one more complicated, and just the pure satisfaction when you get a whole number solution to an eight-mark question. But alas, much to my sorrow, not everyone feels the same way.
Have a flick through this week’s biggest stories, curated by Alexandra Defterios
