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#Inktober 31: ripe.

And here we are, at the end of Inktober 2019. I’m closing this series with a sort of controversial illustration from the movie Call me by your name (2017), directed by Luca Guadagnino.
Why do I call it controversial? If you have seen the film, you’ll remember a certain scene where young Elio uses a ripe peach to pleasure himself. This is also a pivotal scene where he surrenders to his feelings for Oliver – a powerful meaning symbolised by a peach.

Being Italian, I’m also glad to be closing my Inktober with a movie from an Italian director. A little bonus: during the peach scene we hear a song in the background from a great Italian singer songwriter – Radio Varsavia by Franco Battiato. If you’re curious go and give it a listen, and I also recommend checking out the translated lyrics.

I hope you enjoyed my movie illustrated journey, I know that I had a great time!

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#Inktober 30: catch.

There’s this tense scene in Moonrise Kingdom (2012), directed by Wes Anderson, where the characters fall from the top of a church in the middle of a storm and are dangling from a rope.

Luckily, today’s word “catch” comes in handy and the characters are caught and saved, brought back to safety and happiness. I love how Wes Anderson did that, and this is one of my Inktober illustrations with less details because I wanted to capture the rough atmosphere of the scene.

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#Inktober 29: injured.

Oh, how I loved the film Lady Bird (2017), directed by Greta Gerwig! I really wanted to illustrate it for Inktober and I was glad to get the opportunity to do so with the word injured.
Christine has a broken arm, which happens in an accident that symbolises the relationship with her mother, and goes through a series of experiences where she wants to adopt a new identity and a new sense of self. At the end, though, she goes back to her roots. Such a splendid directorial debut for Greta Gerwig.

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#Inktober 28: ride.

The word ride made me think of American Honey (2016), directed by Andrea Arnold. At the beginning of Inktober I illustrated another film by the same director (Fish Tank) and here I’ve almost come full circle.

American Honey is about a long and messy ride in the US where Star, the main character, tries to find herself and looks for a deeper meaning.

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#Inktober 27: coat.

The first time I watched Napoleon Dynamite (2004), directed by Jared Hess, I didn’t understand it and pretty much disliked it.

When I watched a second time, a few years later, I was able to appreciate its geeky humour and its undercurrent of loneliness and disconnection.

So, for the word coat today, here you have Napoleon Dynamite in his uncool suit.

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#Inktober 26: dark.

After going to the cinema to see Joker (2019), directed by Todd Phillips, I’ve been thinking about an apt illustration and I found a way to incorporate it in my Inktober challenge.

I was totally struck by Joker – as you might know I am not much into superheroes, but I thoroughly savoured Joker and was gripped by his slow descent into madness.

Joker is such a dark, dark character that makes me incredibly sad. Have you seen it yet?

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#Inktober 25: tasty.

Ratatouille (2007), directed by Brad Bird, is the ultimate choice for the word tasty!

Little rat Remy is the sweetest chef ever, in the beautiful setting of Paris – Ratatouille is a wonderful animated film that I could watch over and over.

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#Inktober 24: dizzy.

Memento (2000), directed by Christopher Nolan, is the movie I’ve chosen for the word dizzy. Leonard – the main character – suffers from a rare form of memory loss and is unable to store recent memories.

Why dizzy? The film follows two different timelines, one in chronological order and one in reverse, and this forces the audience to sympathise with Leonard’s memory loss.

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#Inktober 23: ancient.⠀
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Morla, The Ancient One, is a giant and ancient turtle who lives in the Swamps of Sadness of The NeverEnding Story (1984), directed by Wolfgang Petersen. ⠀
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I am also a huge fan of the novel by Michael Ende and I immediately thought of Morla for the word Ancient.⠀
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#Inktober 22: ghost.

Russian Doll (2019), created by Natasha Lyonne, has been one of my favourite tv series of 2019.
If you don’t know it, the series is based on a woman who repeatedly dies and relives the same night in an ongoing time loop. Not technically a ghost, but also not not a ghost. 🤓

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#Inktober 21: treasure.⠀
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The movie King of California (2007), directed by Mike Cahill, is all about looking for a treasure buried beneath a Costco – and the relationship between a father and a daughter. A little indie gem perfect for today’s word.⠀
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#Inktober 20: tread.⠀
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Now, this might sound weird, but please bear with me. In the movie Pin Cushion (2017), directed by Deborah Haywood, there’s a very interesting detail that made me think of the word tread.⠀
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Mother Lyn and daughter Iona have just moved to a new town and have to deal with unpleasant situations, including bullying – and part of it is due to the fact that Lyn has a club foot (and needs to wear one special shoe) plus a noticeable limp. For that, she is made fun of and ridiculed. Lyn treads a cruel world indeed...⠀
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