tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post2246357575675677750..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Woman in the Dunes [1964]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-6383521258018743412013-03-18T20:22:37.635+05:302013-03-18T20:22:37.635+05:30Thanks a lot Sam. Even if one were to overlook its...Thanks a lot Sam. Even if one were to overlook its social commentary, it would still make for a formidable watch - on account of its nightmarish quality & its bravura stylistic choices. There's another Teshigahara film that I'm, in fact, planning to watch in the near future - Face of Another. Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-88716749384232625122013-03-18T03:00:34.167+05:302013-03-18T03:00:34.167+05:30"Based on a novel by Kobo Abe, this subtly fo..."Based on a novel by Kobo Abe, this subtly formalist and surrealistic exercise was also a visual and stylistic tour de force, and a fascinating peek into psychological terror."<br /><br />Indeed Shubhajit! Most consider this Teshigahara's greatest film, though he has a few others that do push close. It is indeed Kafka-esque, and is a formidable study of building terror. Quite unlike any other film ever made, methinks.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com