A Lesson from Le Plaisir: video essay

This is a video essay about an ongoing series of revelations I experienced before, during, and since watching Le Plaisir. All clips are used under fair use/criticism.
Le Plaisir (Max Ophuls, 1952)
Edvard Munch (Peter Watkins, 1974)
Way Out West (James W Horne, 1937)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
Le Cop (Claude Zidi, 1984)
Three Men and a Cradle (Coline Serrau, 1985)
La Ronde (Max Ophuls, 1950)
Effortless (Ben Woodiwiss, 1999)
The Love of Jeanne Ney (G W Pabst, 1927)
The Island of Lost Souls (Erle C Kenton, 1932)
The Wind (Victor Sjostrom, 1928)
It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987)
Various archive and social media sources

[@LongyTV]

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[@benwoodiwiss]

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[@justinbrown5119]

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[@benwoodiwiss]

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