Woman in the Dunes
Japanese, English Subtitles
1964, 127 minutes
5 Stars, B&W
Rainy Day admits she has NO idea why she picked this movie, but she is soooo glad she did! This movie, based on Kobo Abe's novel, is erotic, allegorical and earned the Cannes Special Jury Prize and two Oscar nominations. It tells the story of an entomologist captured by locals who trap him in a sand pit with a woman where he must come to terms with what is and isn't important in life. Does he escape the pit? If so, will he return, or fetch the feds down upon the town? The photography is some of the most beautiful Rainy Day has seen, especially the cascading sand; and the music is hauntingly beautiful-metallic and percussion-think Taiko drums. Two actors and a great story. Think Alfred Hitchcock type of movie. Riveting.
Click here for a sample of taiko drumming.
Click here for the original Japanese trailer (no subtitles)
Click here for the movie (subtitles)
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