Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974

Jesus!

Part of the reason Hara's documentaries are so affecting is that I'm not sure how much of their power comes from compassion(?)/pity(?)/admiration(?)/disgust(?) for their subjects, and how much of it is actually just my base gawking at the less-fortunate like some slack-jawed COPS-watcher. That is, if they are in fact less-fortunate than myself, which may be a misguided assumption. The status of Hara himself is even more complicated.

belo doc

Although Takeda is a fiercely independent, modernized woman and her relationship to the filmmaker provides some tense and compelling material, ultimately she's not that engaging as a subject. The most revealing aspects come from the interactions between Hara and Takeda. I also found the scenes of Takeda arguing with her nearly-silent girlfriend very interesting. However, there's a lot of "downtime" without much that's very compelling. The film is also plagued with technical problems.

Aralik 2013, bilgi sinema &

15. !f İstanbul - City's.