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Planet Melancholgia
This is what it sounds like when hipsters cry: on the sweet spot between grown-up melancholy and childhood nostalgia.
What to call the mixture of grown-up melancholy and childhood nostalgia promised by a film like “Where the Wilds Things Are”? We’re not sure, but until someone gives us a better suggestion, we’re going with “melancholgia.”
This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at the recent surge in melancholgic films about youth and the enduring appeal of all that reminiscence, and we propose some projects ripe for melancholgic adaptation. Plus, we announce the first prizewinner in our keyword game!
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Tags: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Encyclopedia Brown, Maurice Sendak, Michel Gondry, Pan's Labyrinth, Pixar, Return To Oz, Spike Jonze, Star Wars, Tarsem, The Fall, The Little Prince, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Up, Where the Wild Things Are
