Cinemascope

My movie viewing journal since May 2008

Friday, 26 July 2013

Onibaba [1964]

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Kaneto Shindo’s seminal psychological horror film Onibaba was a gem among gems in the Japanese New Wave movement. This incredible dive i...
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Thursday, 25 July 2013

The Virgin Spring [1960]

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The harrowing, violent and psychologically wrenching The Virgin Springs would possibly rank amongst Bergman’s bleakest films – which is ...
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Sunday, 21 July 2013

A Story Written with Water [1965]

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A Story Written with Water , though his seventh feature, was a major turning point in Yoshida’s career as it was the first after he parted...
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Friday, 19 July 2013

The Eel (Unagi) [1997]

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After a hiatus of 8 long years post the profoundly affecting Black Rain , Imamura returned with The Eel , that, with its darkly comic ton...
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Thursday, 18 July 2013

Pale Flower [1964]

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Some call it a jewel among the post-noirs that Japanese filmmakers dabbled in, while others qualify it as the finest yakuza film ever ma...
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