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Revolutionary Girl Utena + Frank Bidart’s The Yoke
Image description: 26 screenshots from Revolutionary Girl Utena paired with text from Frank Bidart’s poem, The Yoke.
1) From episode 36, Anthy sits on the edge of her bed while Utena sleeps. Text (italic): “don’t worry”
2) From episode 39, Utena’s empty hand lies on the ground at Akio’s feet. Text (italic): “I know you’re dead”
3) Same shot from the first image, but now Anthy looks over her shoulder. Text (italic): “but tonight”
4) Utena smiles at Anthy in bed. Text (italic): “turn your face again”
5) Utena and Anthy’s clasped hands in bed. Text (italic): “toward me”
6) From episode 37, Utena and Anthy’s clasped hands during the cantarella scene. Text (italic): “when I hear your voice there is now”
7) From episode 37, Anthy stands on the rooftop ledge. Text (italic): “no direction in which to turn”
8) From episode 34, young Utena sleeping in a bed of roses. Text: “I sleep”
9) The same episode, young Utena standing in the spotlight in front of where Anthy was suspended on the swords. Text: “and wake”
10) From episode 1, Utena looks at her ring, thinking. Text: “and sleep”
11) The same episode, Utena sees Anthy for the first time in the rose garden. Text: “and wake”
12) From episode 34, Utena sleeping next to Anthy’s empty bed. Text: “and sleep”
13) From episode 36, Utena waking to find Anthy’s bed empty. Text: “and wake”
14) The same episode, a closeup on Utena’s face as she sees Anthy naked with Akio. Text: “and”
15) From episode 37, Utena finds Anthy on the rooftop. Anthy looks back at her. Text: “but tonight”
16) Same scene, Anthy looks over her shoulder at Utena with a torn expression. Text: “turn your face again”
17) From episode 38, Utena grasping Anthy’s wrist on the rooftop. Text: “toward me”
18) Same episode, Anthy on her hands and knees on the rooftop. The door bars resemble a cage. Text (italic): “see”
19) From episode 33, Anthy holds a red phone to her ear. Text (italic): “upon my shoulders is the yoke”
20) From episode 38, Anthy and Utena on the rooftop, huddled together behind the bars and crying. Text (italic): “that is not a yoke”
21) From the finale (along with the following images), Utena’s bloody hands try to pry open the coffin. Text: “don’t worry”
22) Utena standing before the coffin, trying to open it, with the shadows of swords all around. Text: “I know you’re dead”
23) Light pouring in through the opening in the coffin. Text: “but tonight”
24) Anthy looks at Utena from inside the coffin with shock and deep emotion. Text: “turn”
25) Utena smiles tearfully at Anthy. Her hands are still bloody and raw. Text: “your face”
26) Anthy reaches out for Utena’s bleeding hand. Their fingertips touch. Text: “again”
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