Kim Gordon's Favorite Films
Kim Gordon cites *La Ciénaga*, *A Woman Under the Influence*, *Red Desert*, and *The Wizard of the Kremlin* as her favorite films [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxzFmRSuq6w].
*La Ciénaga* (2001) is an Argentinian film directed by Lucrecia Martel, known for its languid pacing and unsettling atmosphere. It portrays a bourgeois family vacationing in the Argentine countryside as tensions slowly rise. John Cassavetes directed *A Woman Under the Influence* (1974), starring Gena Rowlands as a woman struggling with mental health issues. The film is celebrated for its raw and realistic portrayal of family dynamics and emotional distress. Michelangelo Antonioni directed *Red Desert* (1964), which follows Monica Vitti as Giuliana, a woman struggling to adjust to the industrialized world. Its use of color and composition to convey psychological states is particularly striking. Giuliano da Empoli wrote *The Wizard of the Kremlin* (2022), a novel that offers a fictionalized account of the inner workings of Russian power. It provides insights into the political strategies and personalities shaping contemporary Russia.
