The Woman in the Dunes (1964)
August 21st, 2003 at 6:10 am (3 - Enjoyed it)
Shot in beautiful high contrast black and white stock Suna no onna [Woman in the Dunes](1964) feels like an episode of ” The Twilight Zone” (1959) as written by Albert Camus. Close-ups of running water, moving sand, human bodies are alluring. The scenes are often too darkly lit to be seen and the camera is often not properly blimped (muffled) and heard over the dialog. Details like that would make another film seem inferior but grant an air of authentic cinema classic to this Japanese noir film.
