{"id":56239,"date":"2014-12-25T22:20:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T20:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=56239"},"modified":"2014-12-25T22:20:42","modified_gmt":"2014-12-25T20:20:42","slug":"blue-christmas-an-original-video-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=56239","title":{"rendered":"Blue Christmas &#8211; An Original Video Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/114989521\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Blue Christmas - An Original Video Essay\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn this original video essay, Michael Koresky and Casey Moore investigate the longstanding tradition of bleak midwinters at the movies (A Christmas Carol and It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life are as sad and scary as they are, ultimately, elating), and we take a closer look at three of our favorite, if lesser-known, ones: Mon oncle Antoine, My Night at Maud&#8217;s, and A Christmas Tale. 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