tomatoclown:

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Ok I can’t find it now but I saw someone suggesting the Barbie meme with these two and I just had to do it

goncharov-mp4:

“the trouble is you think you have time”

“Andrei, Is time something we were gifted or really all we have left?”

BY GOD 😭💥🏃❗❗❗❗

hippieelf:

I’m planning on rewatching Goncharov tonight in honor of its 50th anniversary, as one does, and I can’t wait to see my poor problematic fave Andrei slowly lose his moral compass and go insane as he gets pulled closer into Goncharov’s orbit. 🥰 And can I just say? I love how you can see the seeds of corruption that are planted from that first Ill-fated scene between them down at the docks, and the delicious symbolism of having it overlaid by the clock striking midnight, both resetting the time to zero, a fresh start, but also the sense that it’s already too late. God this movie is a masterpiece.

gayforcarstairsgirls:

I’m so glad Goncharov is trending again cause I’m now deep into a conversation with an irl friend who also has tumblr about the importance of the ballroom scene and also the way that Ice Pick Joe’s arc is handled etc etc and oh how I’ve missed this

chaos-has-theories:

Since it’s the anniversary of the Goncharov Renaissance, there’s something I’ve been sitting on for a while:

We’ve all discussed Katya’s last name to bits (does she have one? Which is it? Feminine form or masculine form? Why?) but the thing that intrigues me is her first name.

See, Katya is a diminutive of the Russian for of Catherine. And Catherine -

Wikipedia screenshot: "In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective καθαρός (katharos), meaning 'pure'. This influenced the name's English spelling, giving rise to variants Katharine and Catharine."ALT

Which is pretty obvious, what with the way Scorsese writes women, and most of Katya’s costumes. It IS interesting to look at how far it applies: How Goncharov tries to keep her away from all the dangerous business. How that’s why she’s so cut off from his life, how she both tries to free herself from that AND struggles to keep her pristine image alive. How no matter what, her white fur coat ends up spattered with blood.

But what’s way more interesting to me is -

behindthename.com screenshot: "From the Greek name Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from an earlier Greek name Ἑκατερινη (Hekaterine), itself from ἑκάτερος (hekateros) meaning "each of the two"; it could derive from the name of the goddess Hecate"ALT

because oooooooughhh. “Each of the two”, in a movie that is so FUNDAMENTALLY about the clash of two cultures. Katya, whose last name ia in question because it’s unclear whether she sees herself more as belonging to her husband’s or her brother’s family. Whether she wants to be proud of her Russian identity or adjust to Italian mores. Katya, who TO ME is making the most important choice of anyone in the movie, having to pick (essentially - I know it’s more complicated than that) between Goncharov and Sophia.

(Katya who is BISEXUAL. Each of the two gsfagagdfaghs get it yeah yeah just kidding UNLESS…)

But like. Hecate is the goddess of crossroads and borders (the way Katya is often framed as literally the point dividing opposing concepts). She’s the goddess of witchcraft, and the henchmen totally call her a witch (sure yes misogyny blah blah).

She’s also a chthonic deity, which MIGHT be a stretch to call important in a movie where pretty much everyone has blood on their hands, but this + goddess of the moon has my EARS PERKED at the boat scene.

a tumblr gradient image.ALT

the framing……… the clear moon not yet full. Katya the only other bright spot. And the psychopomp vibes of there being a boat and a dying person and one who’s ferrying them onwards….. yeagh

But if none of that convinces you, take a look at this:

a different tumblr gradient.ALT

this is from that conversation she has with Andrey where every goddamn sentence has at least two meanings.

And yeah. She’s reflected twice in the shop window behind her. She’s literally being triple-bodied Hecate. Getting the glass panes and the cameras lined up for that must have been a right pain.

I do think that’s a pretty good hint that this parallel? It’s intentional.

maria-wd9751:

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sometimes random lines just stick out to me

still getting used to posting on here

corelle-vairel:

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Your body betrays your degeneracy