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Woman in the Dunes

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Woman in the Dunes (1964)

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Reviews Counted: 15

Fresh: 15

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Average Rating: 8.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Eiji Okada, Kyoko Kishida

Starring: Eiji Okada, Kyoko Kishida

Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara

Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara

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Jan 4, 2000

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08/19/08
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As beguiling, enigmatic and timeless as the shifting sands, Teshigahara's finest film pulls the viewer in and refuses to let go.

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08/16/07
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

If any piece of art-house cinema can be called an essential, this mesmerizing, haunting work can.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
08/01/07
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A popular art house film of the 1960s, this allegorical tale holds up extremely well, perhaps due to its hypnotic visuals and intense stylization. Hiroshi Teshigahara became the first Japanese filmmaker to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar

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04/12/07
Emanuel Levy
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A promotional video for the Albert Camus Summer Camp

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03/12/06
Dan Jardine
Cinemania
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01/26/06
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09/04/04
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

It's an offbeat tale involving an erotic love affair and a philosophical question about the meaning of existence.

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08/10/04
Dennis Schwartz
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01/23/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hiroshi Teshigahara's carefully constructed direction bring the characters to life in a way that makes us both sympathize and identify with their situation.

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10/25/03
Derek Smith
Apollo Guide

sensual camerawork that captures waves of sand more intimately than Lawrence of Arabia and lovingly wraps around the bodies of its protagonists.

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07/28/03
John A. Nesbit
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

One of the most beautiful black and white films ever made.

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03/10/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

More than almost any other film I can think of, Woman in the Dunes' uses visuals to create a tangible texture -- of sand, of skin, of water seeping into sand and changing its nature.

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