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gray's Two Lovers is my Little Odessa. And eastern promises is my christmas movie

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I did not know about the banya fight scene in Eastern Promises, and now I need to watch that. My favorite banya scene in literature is in Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips. We need more banyas and scenes in them. I have complicated feelings about Russian men, which were on full display when I watched Anora, which I loved. Also in that category of complicated love for a fictional Slavic man: Boris in Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch.

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Yes!

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Third mention of Eastern Promises this week! I guess I need a rewatch!

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Instant “save post” right here!

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