This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I had high hopes of really liking this film or at least gaining some insight of teenage angst of 1970s Japan.
I did get the angst but I was really put off by a gang rape scene that went on and on and on. While I have never experienced any sexual assault of that gravity before, I found it very traumatizing and gratuitous.
Also there is a scene where the teenage protagonist is pushed into "becoming a man" with spending…
With the famous long traffic scene I thought an alternate title for this film could be "Waiting for Godard". There is a sense of meaninglessness and absurdity in this film as two unlikeable, privileged protagonists set out for a long trip to get inheritance money as the essence of civility seems to crumble around them. They seem to never arrive at their objectives.
Since I am not so versed in the political theories of the day in France in the…
Gah, I honestly don't know how to rate this yet.
It's like looking at a painting by Hieronymus Bosch which is both dazzling and grotesque. I'm not sure anyone quite depicts hell as Bosch did but this movie by Peter Greenaway may even supersede Bosch. This movie brings you down to experience hell in the most artistic way possible.
The craftsmanship of the film is incredible. The color palette of each room and space, the nearly cruel but divine liturgical…
A delightfully spooky story that takes place in what looks like Medieval or at least pre-industrial rural Russia with lots of religious iconography and symbolism that look more condemning than protective.
This is quite the lovely jewel of a film for the 60s. It is slow in the beginning but I don't think I would want it shorter because the setting and cinematography is charming and includes regional songs, traditions and culture...and dare I say even some silly humor? It…
