new favorite movies and some books i read 

WE MISSED YOU PATO!!!!!

am so glad you enjoyed spirit of the beehive, I just wrote a chunk of my university coursework on the film and it's portrayal of time/timekeeping!! It's actually set in rural Spain and about the devastation left by the Franco regime, but super similar to the conservatism that hit Mexico during the same period. so true about comparison to Days of Heaven though, never realised that before!!

THE QUEEN IS BACK 🎉

I'm from Iran and hearing you talk about Kiarostami made me happy! Where is the friend's house is my favorite.

You were missed!! Happy to hear you’re doing better and came out on the other side with beautiful movie recs and book reviews!

this had everything I needed in it today. I can't wait to see you living it up in Japan, that is such an exciting dream and I am sure you will do it. was highkey stressed you were going to put Outline at the bottom, but my sigh of relief when it ranked at the top!

PATOOO missed you so much!!! so so glad you're doing a lot better. it is really crazy to think in all the times we doom scroll, where that time could potentially go towards. glad you're reintroducing old things and reorienting yourself again to create a better flow. Kiarostami is such a visual master storyteller. love how he sets up his camera and just allows landscape to speak for itself, to let people move and wander around. so gllad you enjoyed Outline! i'm hoping to complete the trilogy with the last book before the end of the year if you catch up and want to buddy read :3 and good luck with all of the studying! 頑張って パト!!! i believe in you!!!

Love the new style! Glad to see you’re back, missed ya

i've only recently got back into reading and found this vid in my suggestions. i like how laid-back and cozy your presentation is and the visuals are super cute/cool too! i'm looking forward to checking outline out amongst a few others, thanks for the recs :D sidenote: i've been digging into dumbphones too and my eye has been on the 902kc for weeks!! unfortunately it doesn't work with my carrier though so my search continues.. i hope that in the future more flip phones like it will be compatible w a wider range of carriers here ToT but it's cool to see another person on here talking about it, nice choice!!

PATO IS BACK!

AHH welcome back pato !!! good luck on the test

happy to see you!! I am so impressed you read a silent voice in Japanese. I have the series in English and it’s not my favorite either but I still like owning it lol

fabulous,,,,thrilled you found Kiarostami, one of the greatest masters....just as with 楊德昌 (Edward Yang)...my favorite Taiwanese filmmakers...and Brigher Summer Day is extraordinary and PLEASE watch his final film Yi-Yi, his towering masterpiece of contemporary Taiwan...and of course Spirit of the Beehive is the greatest (and my favourite) Spanish film...and the greatest of the Spanish Civil War...all his films are brilliant as well...lovely you're discovering...

I really wish I was able to get into Edward Yang as much as everyone else seems to be. I think his films are gorgeous and have excellent characters but he tries to tackle so many grand themes that I end up feeling burnt out/emotionless by the end of it. Still enjoyed A Brighter Summer Day and Yi Yi, I just want to be as moved as everyone else :.( You should really check out the films of Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, Hou's films remind me a lot of Yang's through a slightly more distorted lens, and Tsai captures queerness and isolation unlike anyone else (he's probably my favorite filmmaker ever, when you click with him it's some of the most paralyzing art you'll experience). The Taiwanese new wave(s) brought us some of the best films ever, really glad to hear your enthusiasm for them!!

they're back!!!!!!

welcome back pato!!!! hell yeah

glad your doing better, also good luck on your japanese exam

what a joy to see this in my subscriptions 🥰 love what i've seen of kiarastami, but i have yet to see his works with kids! have also been thinking about getting a flip phone to combat endless scrolling, but also for the Drama. also the new animations are so adorable 👼🏽

That toni morrison quote 🔥 the frame and tier ranking layout!!! ✨ kawaii~ everytime i watch one of your vids i wanna quit uploading and just watch yours bc u just do it so well and i feel so inarticulate in comparison. But I still have differing opinions so i shall continue 😊 good luck on your test! Have fun w your productivity endeavors - reading more and doomscrolling less is how i started booktube in the first place ^^ love you pato 🫶🏻

wow i can't believe you read vandermeer- one of my favorite writers when I was in high school, I've read almost all of his books! City of Saints and Madmen and Annihilation are pretty different- City is from earlier in his career, when he was more closely aligned with the "New Weird" group. City is the first book in a trilogy (the Ambergris trilogy), and I especially loved the third book in that trilogy, Finch. I think if you enjoyed City you might give that a try. Annihilation is also the first book in what I remember as being a good trilogy (Area X trilogy), although it's been a few years. However, these two trilogies remain distinct stylistically and tonally- Area X is more climate fiction, more contemporary feeling, more sci fi, and in my memory from 5 years ago, the prose is less descriptive and plainer than Ambergris. Ambergris continues to feel *weird* in a way that Area X doesn't quite do for me. The other author who used to be associated with "New Weird" that I really enjoy is China Mieville. Some of his work is very similar to City of Saints and Madmen, particularly Perdido Street Station. The first book of his that I read was The City & The City, which I really enjoyed and plan to re-read at some point. Happy reading!

you’re back yayy

pato!!! so happy to see you (:

SOOO HAPPY YOUR BACK PATO. i have a film recommendation its called 'you will die at twenty' I hope you check it out, definitely one I didn't expect to enjoy even though I'm sudanese myself but was really unique and amazing and loved the representation. Hope you enjoy it!!!

Hiiiii glad you're back :D

Yay a Pato video. You’ve made my library loan list really long! I’m also reading Heart Museum. ❤❤. And I mean do I need to say anything about Cusk. I’m interested in Vandermeer.

The Sluts review is super helpful. You read it so i don’t have to, and thank you for that. Like your taste in movies, as well.

just stumbled onto this and I love ur style :)

I also found the writing in The Memory Police to be suspiciously dry as you say. It wasn't my favorite book otherwise but I definitely think the translation is at least slightly to be blamed.

I’m SO interested in this dumb phone community. I’ve never heard about it!

Bresson??????? Instant subscribe omg

good luck on your exam! if you’re doing the JLPT/N5 one, it should be easy, you will be ready for December 💪

Great to see you back, Pato! Does the bookclub still exist? I am not a Cusk fan, so you know one now. 😉 I also didn't continue with the trilogy after Annihilation. Just wasn't interested enough.

sounds like it was a great Ali Smith to start with, her acclaimed tetralogy is exactly the same, that's just her style

I adore the film annihilation but haven't read the books. Have you seen it or are you waiting til you finish the series?

love that eyebrow piercing sm

Bro I hear kiarostami I subscribe

Kiarostami is one of the best to ever do it, I hope you really dig the rest of his stuff

Now I want to check out Kiarostami! Hope the test goes well!

Bookclub did slay despite me not making it to the meeting LOL I also found pew a bit underwhelming but biography of x is fantastic!

All the best for your exam. 💯💯

wait Pato how did you get those stats for your flashcards/what do you use? I'm also learning a language and would love to use something other than quizlet.

pato means duck in brazilian portuguese ♥️

How do you find your films my friend? I don't struggle with finding new interesting reads, contempory or classic but feel absolutely starved for the hidden film gems

i was just doing research on flip phones when i saw this wow, what flip phone do you use? it looks so cool

kiarostami is so good ❤ have you seen "like someone in love"?

Good luck on the test🍀

omg pato hiiiiiiii

😄😄new post

Can you open the server for more people? Can commit. I’m sorry nobody else made it

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If you want answers, the southern reach trilogy probably won’t be for youuu. It really is more about the questions!

Just the other day I thought u was 17

Hi, Pato! Thank you for your content and recommendations, always looking for something new from you and appreciate it a lot! But I need to say something about Russian literature and ask you to stop promoting it, because Russia is a terrorist state that killing millions of people in my country - Ukraine - everyday. We are bombarded from air everyday, entire cities are ruined, I was in occupation and Russian soldiers was around me with guns, it’s was insane and I escaped literally by chance, my house was burned but my family was lucky and we are all alive. You may read about Russian aggression and war that started because of it and affected the whole world. Sorry if it’s too much to ask, but I really like your content and I think you are a nice person, so maybe you don’t wanna support Russian culture in the future. There’s a good authors in Ukrainian literature like Marina and Sergey Dyachenko - 'Vita Nostra' - crazy good book Also I hope you will try to read Lolita again with different perspective in mind, this book isn’t funny at all and it’s not supposed to be taken that way, it’s a really smart and dangerous book in a way that many people interpret it in a wrong way, the story comes from a perspective of a pedophile so it’s hard to judge him and see the story in a true way while he literally ruined Lolitas life I’m sorry for bothering you so much with my comment, I also really happy about Japan thing! This is literally my dream ! You also have that Japan vibe and I hope all of your efforts will pay off Also don’t mind my profile picture, that’s my mom’s account I’m actually young and fun! (Hahaha)