Cult Films Meet-Up: TITANE

Portland Movie Club Cult Films Meet-Up - Spotlight on TITANE
Let's talk about movies! Join Movie Club Members David J. and Victoria G. forTitane, Julia Ducournau's disturbing and provocative international sensation of 2021.

Here's how it works:
1. Just like a book club, we watch the movie before we meet.
2. We'll meet at Breakside Brewery in Beaverton, OR at 4pm. We'll have signs at our tables, but we'll also try to be obvious and identifiable. Please note that this is a change in venue from many of our previously scheduled Sunday Meet-Up events.
3. Grab some food and drinks and spend some enjoyable time discussing this masterpiece with us.

A little about TITANE:

The winner of the 2021 Palme D'Or, Titane is both deeply beloved and deeply controversial. It is a careful and nuanced exploration of gender, care-giving, and the creation of chosen family. And it also an explosively bloody body horror film about serial murder and sex with cars. By turns luminous and pitiless, with occasional stabs of sharp hilarity, Titane is beyond unique, and is likely to provoke a spirited discussion.

Trigger Notes: Given the above, it should come as no surprise that Titane contains a substantial quantity of potentially triggering material, especially as regards intrafamilial violence, intimate partner violence, surgery, and pregnancy. For a more granular breakdown of the film's potential triggers, please see its entry on DoesTheDogDie.

Viewing Options
Streaming options are reported to include Amazon Prime, Tubi, YouTube, AppleTV, Fandango At Home, and Kanopy. It is also available for purchase or rent on Blu-Ray through numerous sources, including Movie Madness.

About Cult Films
Sometimes good, almost always interesting, and only somewhat definable. This very special category of cinema is known for its dedicated fanbases, high-camp kitsch, transgressive ideas, counterculture perspectives, polarized reception, and sometimes for artfulness, but far more often for obscurity. Many cult films exist at the borderline between art and exploitation.

While Cult Films typically defy mainstream criticism, they are rich candidates for open-minded entertainment and interpretation, viewed through a lens that emphasizes their unique perspectives regardless of their financial success or failure.

Tips

1. Haven't seen the movie in a while? You're in for a treat - try to watch the movie sometime before we meet. As with a book club, we don't watch the movie at our meetup, we just discuss it. You don't have to watch the movie to join us, but it'll be more fun if you do.
2. Some members enjoy researching the films and sharing what they find with the group. Others prefer to engage with the films in a more casual way. Both approaches are absolutely fine! Most PMC members land somewhere in the middle. You may find it useful to take notes as you watch, but definitely don't feel obligated. At the end of the day, we're here to socialize and have fun.
3. If you come up with any discussion topics you'd like to explore with the group, bring them with you! We love fresh eyes and new voices!

Previous titles viewed by our Cult Film Meet-up members for group discussion have included Barbarella, Fantastic Planet, Eraserhead, Daisies (aka, Sedmikrásky), Jennifer’s Body, The Human Tornado, The Love Witch, Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Brain That Wouldn't Die, Phantom of The Paradise, Takashi Miike's Audition, and David Cronenberg’s Videodrome and Rabid.

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