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Ai no kawaki

Ai no kawaki

1966
Drama
1h 38m
When her rich husband dies, a woman begins a complicated affair with her father in law. (Summary by PeaceAnarchy)

Ai no kawaki

1966
Drama
1h 38m
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Rated 05 Feb 2012
96
98th
Constantly jolting you with cinematic surprises, a quiet wildness suitable for Etsuko's simmering emotions. Gorgeous close-ups emphasizing sensuality; delirious slow-motion; still images; God's-eye view shots; a restless camera; sudden flashes of color. It's a dizzying, often breathtaking melange of technique, giving voice to Etsuko's mad passion. Asaoka turns in another stellar performance. The music is superb as well, and it's the most visually stunning of the Kurahara movies I've seen.
Rated 08 Nov 2024
65
63rd
This movie was in all ways technically gorgeous even if the story wasn't that interesting. The acting was well done as well but I found a lot of the dialogue inane. Even though I found this an interesting movie on a technical level I can't say I enjoyed watching it.
Rated 01 Aug 2021
87
82nd
Sede de amar estreava há 55 anos no Festival de Locarno. Retrato pujante da obsessão/repulsão sexual moldada pelo sadomasoquismo, veja bem não tô fazendo kink shaming, me refiro ao sadomasoquismo como trato psíquico entre a pulsão sexual e a destruição como é apresentado no filme. DVDRip no MakingOff.
Rated 25 Dec 2016
89
92nd
Strikingly gorgeous, and not just the shot composition, the real marvels are the scenes where the camera glides and/or zooms, effortlessly focusing our attention just where it needs to be, sometimes closing the perspective and sometimes opening it and sometimes just adding flair, always perfectly in tune with the mood of the characters. It's a relatively simple story of obsessive love, but the character and emotional study is complex and wonderfully developed.
Rated 24 Oct 2015
100
0th
"I think it's like an evolution-type situation." http://illusionpodcast.blogspot.com/2015/03/episode-49-possible-introduction-to.html

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