You Burn Me review Sappho and suffering in a macabre meditation on desire and death
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This film, 'You Burn Me,' is a contemplation on death, desire, and love, adapting Pavese's work to explore conversations between Sappho and Britomartis, embodying opposing trajectories of desire.
It reflects on Pavese's tragic life and suicide, intertwined with unrequited love stories involving Constance Dowling, Elia Kazan, and the interplay of emotions leading to annihilation.
The movie provides insight into Pavese's torments, opting to die detached in a hotel from the city he loved, showcasing a chilling portrayal of longing for death and unrequited love.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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