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Notes on time, suffering, and the healing of memory

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The iconic final image of Tarkovsky’s ‘Nostalghia’ (1983)

As I mentioned here, the trip back to Louisiana was mostly not a good one. I find myself thrown back onto Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia, as I so often am, to try to understand its effect on me. I believe I have learned a lot, through reflection on the film, about how to avoid the trap of nostalgia, but t…

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