Truly revolutionary.


From every expression, and quirk, to the last insert and meaning, this is a film that led itself and others to very great things. So many techniques are first seen here, and still are done their best. It`s a shame that so few seem to have seen it nowadays, but surely, for all that have, they remember every bit of it, and for good reason. You`ll feel good, you`ll learn about yourself, and you`ll be freaked out in the meantime, (if you`re squeamish in the least), and within all of the beautiful shots, you`ll take another look at the world from your newfound eyes, and realize that you might not need a mask, without a mirror, but you just can`t give either up, no matter how hard you try.

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Well said and I totally agree. A huge influence on A Clockwork Orange as well.

Last film seen: Robert Bresson's Pickpocket - Brilliant!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053168/

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There are a lot of things going on in this film. Eccentric, yes... but still great. So yeah, I agree (with arbocss).

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This film is one of 4 -- the other 3 are pastoral: to die in the country and pierrot le fou and daisies -- that made me decide to create movies. I shot 8 movies in a year and the look of my stuff, as well as my editing choices and the abrupt shifts from "documentary" footage to jarring animation to obviously scripted stuff, is deeply influenced by this mindblowing film.

This film seems PERFECT for a criterion release, wherein it would go on to inspire lots of other people too. Make it two discs, and disc two could be all of mATSUMOTO's short films (like "Phantom" which is the coolest experimental short ever) or something.

Masterpiece of cinema.

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Shuji Terayama forever.

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pastoral: to die in the country

Nice to see a Terayama fan. :) I got lucky and read a recommendation for that film a few years ago, it's incredible.


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