GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 5: Audiences, Part 1: “Perfect Days”

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.

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Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 5:

• “Babel” (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2006)
• “13 Assassins” (Takashi Miike, 2010)
• “Seven Samurai” (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
• “The Long Good Friday” (John Mackenzie, 1980)
• “F1” (Joseph Kosinski, 2025)

Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 5:

• “Toilet Flush Sound Effect - High Quality Flushing” by Sound Effect Doggo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhsVpvM2ZrM
• “The Twilight Zone Theme” (1959) by Marius Constant, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhsVpvM2ZrM
• “Perfect Days” (Wim Wenders, 2023), including “Perfect Day (Piano Komorebi Version)” (2024) by Patrick Watson, “Pale Blue Eyes” (1969) by The Velvet Underground, “Feeling Good” (1965) by Nina Simone, “House of the Rising Sun (Japanese Version)” (2023) by Sayuri Ishikawa, and “Perfect Day” (1972) by Lou Reed, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhC3YPiBwS9Vc9nbBG1Dl6y4AfZPD23lm
• “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (Stephen Herek, 1989)