Teshigaharašs film is superb and needs to be seen..Thanks for the
reminder...and to think that The Woman in the Dunes was screened in the
Maisons de la Culture a few years before he made The Face of Another...The
boxed set done after his death is excellent...
Montois
On 12/28/08 6:28 PM, "jacquesdebierue" <jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I would like to put in a plug for this film by the late Japanese
> master Hiroshi Teshigahara. It is a noir-absurdist film, also a
> philosophical film and a stunning piece of film-making in all respects
> (music by Takemitsu). Starring Tatsuya Nakadai and Machiko Kyo, script
> by Abe from one of his novels.
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> Don't miss out on this one! Somehow, this type of film doesn't seem to
> get made anymore. I was thinking this today while watching Wajda's
> equally stunning _The Promised Land_ (after Reymont's book).
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> Best,
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> mrt
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