Stunning film. Scratchy eerie score. So atmospheric. The sexual tension is palpable. The images are jaw dropping. Extreme close ups, imaginative wide angles. The changing state of Japanese society as it arrives into the modern world is melded with personal existentialism and relationship trauma.
Simply one of the greatest films I have ever seen.
To accept one's so called fate or to reveal to it. Obedience/ disobedience, resignation/ resistance; is there really a choice?
A political anthropology essay; a novel look at man's relationship with nature and power. This movie will stick with you like a thousand grains of sand.
Essential movie by great new wave director, Hiroshi Teshigahara. I found a review which perfectly explains the essence of this movie:
"I've recently discovered the great Hiroshi Teshigahara, his texture of water drops, skin and sand, hair and hope. The film is frightful because of the story, yet sublime because of this complicated "relationship" between man and nature. The character is not only a scared "tenant" of the dunes but his struggles and emotions are entirely swallowed by a holy "sandfall" - a metaphor. Marvel construction of motifs!" 15 September 2013 (Mubi, Cojocariu Claudia)
On the kidnapping theme it really manages to bring something new and original, and much food for thought for the audience. Not to be missed.
This is a film from my home country (Japan), but I don't like it very much. The visual experience of wandering around the world in the sand for a long time is unpleasant to watch. To begin with, Kobo Abe's original novel is not that good, but it is highly acclaimed overseas. However, the film is not without its good parts. However, it is doubtful if the visual experience of the unnecessary sandy prison is really of the same quality as that of "Eraserhead" when compared to it. Nevertheless, it is nice to see a film from my home country being highly praised.
Shout by Maarten DelfgouVIP 2BlockedParent2022-02-09T01:41:49Z
The original title of the film is Suna no Onna.