Woman in the Dunes (Criterion Collection)
Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.
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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Run Time: 2 hours, 27 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: August 23, 2016
- Originally Released: 1964
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Eiji Okada & Kyôko Kishida | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Teshigahara | |
Composition by | Tôru Takemitsu |
Major Awards:
Cannes 1964 -
Jury Prize: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/5 --
Whether the grains are shown running like water or in super-large close-up, sand's rarely been this interesting.
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Total Film
Rating: 4/5 --
This is like some weird dream.
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Guardian
'Woman in the Dunes' is much more than a sumptuous visual experience. It is also a supremely unnerving fable of deterioration and purgatorial breakdown.
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CraveOnline
Rating: 5/5 --
Woman in the Dunes remains a masterpiece, a timeless contemplation of life's essential mystery and a triumph of bold, innovative style.
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Los Angeles Times
...A masterpiece, a timeless contemplation of life's essential mystery and a triumph of bold, innovative style...
Los Angeles Times
Rating: 4/4 --
In stunningly composed images by Teshigahara and cinematographer Hiroshi Segawa, that eroticism becomes overwhelming.
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Chicago Tribune
Rating: 5/5 --
tantalizingly enigmatic
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Killer Movie Reviews
Product Description:
A Japanese entomologist finds himself held prisoner in a sand pit with an alluring woman who expects him to work at her side. To his surprise, the scientist develops an intense bond with his female companion and resigns himself to an eternity of hypnotic routine. A surreal allegory reflecting man's grim fate, adapted from the acclaimed existentialist novel by Kobo Abe. Academy Award Nominations for Best Director and Best Foreign Film.
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- Sales Rank: 58,483
- UPC: 715515185011
- Shipping Weight: 0.32/lbs (approx)
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