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The Master
16 curated works.
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The Master and Margarita
Carries a strong pull into television through migration and folklore.
Books
The Master of Go
Carries a strong pull into television through migration and folklore.
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Music
Ain't It Amazing
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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Music
100 Masterpieces, Volume 6: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1842-1853
Carries a strong pull into film through power and after-hours.
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Essays
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
Carries a strong pull into film through power and identity.
Essays
The Book of Tea
Carries a strong pull into film through ritual and identity.
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Television · Strong bridge
The Returned
2010s
Dead people return to a small French mountain town. Supernatural drama as grief study.
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Books · Strong bridge
The Master and Margarita
1960s
The Devil visits Soviet Moscow. Satire, romance, and Pontius Pilate in one impossible novel.
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Music · Strong bridge
Master of the Indian Sarangi
2000s
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Anime · Strong bridge
The Wind Rises
2010s
The life of the engineer who designed Japan's WWII fighter planes. Beauty, guilt, and creation.
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Essays 1900s
The Book of Tea
The tea ceremony as a lens for understanding Japanese aesthetics, philosophy, and daily life.
Television 2020s
The Makanai
A girl cooks for geisha trainees in Kyoto. Food, friendship, and gentle routine.
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Books 1950s
The Master of Go
A championship Go match as metaphor for old Japan's passing. Sport as elegy.
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Music 1990s
100 Masterpieces, Volume 6: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1842-1853
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Anime 2020s
The Boy and the Heron
A boy enters a fantastical tower after his mother's death. Miyazaki's farewell to animation (again).
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Film 1920s
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Joan's trial in extreme close-up. The human face as the landscape of silent cinema.