Jude Rogers' 10 Gentle Spells

Jude Rogers' 10 Gentle Spells

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200 films in 50 words, #10

200 films in 50 words, #10

The Girl Chewing Gum, dir. John Smith (1976), Sofa (Mubi), Home, 22/1/23.

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Feb 04, 2023
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Mubi has loads of John Smith! (Not the Labour leader or beer.) Stage directions of a corner of Kingsland Road I knew years ago. Wonderful, but today, my third time watching, the ending felt oddly sad. The woman in the window, the cinema, long gone. The final field, still ringing.

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