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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain on Amazon Prime starring Benedict Cumberbatch

"A biographical drama - English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity.

After his father's death, Louis Wain tries to look after his five sisters and his mother as a freelance artist. He is fortunate that Sir William Ingram, editor of the Illustrated London News, offers him a job as an illustrator. His life takes another positive turn when Emily Richardson, the new governess of his sisters, steps into it. She becomes the love of his life, and soon they take in a stray kitten they call Peter. It is unusual in the Victorian era to keep a cat as a pet, and the cat pictures that Louis paints from then on are just as unusual."

I really enjoyed this. It's quirky, it's sad, but the ending is so hopeful.

So the family struggles with some mental health issues - Schizophrenia. This image came up in a quick search taken from an academic paper which of course I didn't read. IDK if the progression here is due to the progression of a disease, but I'd find it fascinating either way.

He also did just some beautiful realistic/semi-realistic stuff.

Some of these profile, pattern filled cats are some of my favorites.

I also saw Antlers where I wasn't expecting the metaphor to be child abuse but it was plenty fucked up and I . . . enjoyed it? Like not active enjoyment, but the kid was great in it, the monster was spectacular, and the atmosphere very tense.

Last Night in Soho was so good! I enjoyed everything except having "Downtown" ear-wormed inside me for the rest of the day.