The Last Station

I heard Helen Mirren talk about this movie the other day and she said something about how Russians and Italians have a performative quality in their daily interactions. Everything is big and dramatic. The need to narrativize experiences is paramount. I don't like to generalize, but I think Indians are a little like this too. Or maybe I'm just generalizing based on my own family. Every discussion, opinion, conversation at the dining table is sort of dramatic and full of impassioned opinion. Maybe this is why I love Russian literature so much.