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In a film by this director, a seemingly-drugged out woman stands in the corner of a bathroom with her face against the wall as a man rambles on about why he wears a bucket hat. In that film by this director, a man on a boat shines a flashlight onto the shore, where the protagonist lifts up her black dress to reveal her lingerie. That character listens to “I’m Sticking with You” by The Velvet Underground as she dismembers a body that she was seen laying next to in the opening scene, alongside a small blinking (*) Christmas tree and a monitor displaying “READ ME” in large black text. In another film by this director, a young boy crawls through a window of a half-built house and runs into a picturesque wheat field. That film by this director includes a surreal sequence (10[1])where a boy’s pet mouse is tied to a red balloon and floats up to the moon, where it joins a large mice colony. For 10 points, name this Scottish director of Morvern Callar and Ratcatcher. ■END■

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