Hiroshi Teshigahara

[RNL]

Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927-2001)



1. Woman of the Dunes (1964) 9/10
2. The Face of Another (1966) 9/10
3. Pitfall (1962) 8/10

[Anasazie]

1. The Face of Another (1966) 10/10
2. Woman of the Dunes (1964) 9/10
3. Pitfall (1962) 9/10

Really interested in Kobo Abe, the writer whose work these films are based on. Bought one of his books (not one of the ones made into a film) a while ago, but still haven't got round to it.

[quentincompson]

1.Woman of the Dunes 10/10
2.The Face of Another 9/10
3.Pitfall 9/10

Short

1.Ako 9/10

[Omar]

1. Pitfall (1962)
2. Woman of the Dunes (1964)
3. The Face of Another (1966)

Yeah, I know, I loved them all. To be honest, I could not really rate them by favorites. It's been a year since I first saw them (or maybe it was early this year?), but I remember them pretty well, "Pitfall" maybe the most.

I love it's opening, with the father and son escaping through the night, and the mysterious man in white. Part of the film unfolds like a detective story, a ghost story, and at times, like a documentary, but it maintains a haunting and very strange vibe throughout. The rape/murder scene is very frightening, as is the village setting.

I remember the weird laboratory of the plastic surgeon in "The Face of Another". The main character's relationship with his wife was also very interesting and sad. A very "deep" movie, I suppose. There's lots of questions involving identity.

And the ending to "Woman of the Dunes"..........I MUST see these films again.

[theundergroundman]

[green]Features:[/green]

1. Woman of the Dunes (1964) - [blue]10/10[/blue]
2. Pitfall (1962) - [blue]8.5/10[/blue]
3. Antonio Gaudí (1984) - [blue]8/10[/blue]

[green]Shorts:[/green]

1. Ako (1965) - [blue]9/10[/blue]
2. Hokusai (1953) - [blue]4/10[/blue]