Erland Josephson 1923-2012

'When we meet in front of that camera, we are not shy for each other. We can undress our souls.'

The Blue Institution

the green door

we sat melting watching them all swallow the dark.
watching it melt, too

'Madam, I would advise you in the highest manner to place your handgun on the card table by the window. A purse is a most ineffective place for it.'



She is embarrassed, but has practiced her façade well.

look out, kid

further down the river,

Paris, Texas

T: For five days he ran like this until every sign of man had disappeared.

 ...

J: Every man has your voice.

pie

me, tonight, but this was long ago.

   

put your goddamn skin back on. dinner in twenty fucking minutes. grow up.

In The Desert

Stephen Crane


In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, 'Is it good, friend?'
It is bitter -- bitter,' he answered,

But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart.