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Planet Melancholgia
By Alison Willmore
, Matt Singer
on 10/12/2009
"Where the Wild Things Are," Warner Bros., 2009
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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