Woman in the Dunes (1964)

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An entomologist searching for insects in the desert is trapped into a large hole where lives a women in an old house... (imdb)

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Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery

AKA: Woman of the Sands, 砂の女, Sand Woman, Suna no onna

Country: Japan

Directed By: Hiroshi Teshigahara

Written By: Kôbô Abe, Eiko Yoshida

Starring: Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida, Hiroko Ito, Kôji Mitsui, Sen Yano, Ginzô Sekiguchi, Hideo Kanze, Tamotsu Tamura, Kiyohiko Ichihara, Hiroyuki Nishimoto

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Date	User	Rating
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Sep 13	marigolem	100 _0%
Sep 06	MehdiM	92 _94%
Sep 04	jineps	95 _97%
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Jun 18	cinephile212	91 _91%
Jun 16	drrockso	70 _3%
Jun 14	driscarpin	98 _96%
Em honra do centenário de Eiji Okada. Passaram-se visões políticas, sociais, mitológicas e científicas e se analisar direitinho dá para montar uma dissertação mesclando todas elas, seja a partir do comportamento dos insetos, seja pela menção de golpe de Estado, seja pelo obscurantismo versus ciência, seja pelo mito de Sísifo, seja pela condição de um idealista revoltado que desiste e se entrega à escravidão. BlurayRip no MakingOff.
Jun 13	D Lightman	90 _98%
Jun 12	walkabout	85 _94%
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Jun 02	Cerebrus	80 _81%
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May 22	Mr.Cinema	68 _77%
May 21	glumpy_99	96 _89%
A stunning, haunting masterpiece whose shadow can be felt everywhere in modern arthouse or "difficult" cinema - one suspects Polanski and (especially) von Trier have overdosed here before, especially in its overarching existentialist themes and ideas, but particularly in its observations of gender dynamics. Includes one of the most stunningly erotic (and sexy) scenes of the medium and its tactile evocation of location (the sand is a monster, constantly wearing at our protagonists) is unmatched.
May 21	ExcessStarch	80 _95%
May 20	Omid Ranjbar	80 _96%
May 20	EmeraldGuard	90 _83%
May 19	TSARK	80 _92%
May 13	stefanstodgy	90 _0%
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Apr 30	hyrras	61 _36%
Apr 24	manwithbeard	89 _86%
Apr 22	jal90	80 _69%
Apr 19	dlthompson	100 _94%
Apr 17	crmassari	79 _85%
Apr 17	offlineoz	95 _96%
Under Quarantine Film Reviews #48: By combining existentialism and eroticism, filmmaking duo Teshigahara & Abe craft an incredible and suffocating psychological thriller. It is a testament to their ability to make the sand such a compelling villain, lingering throughout every scene and creating a claustrophobic environment for the leads. This film will remain with you, just like finding sand everywhere after you leave the beach.
Apr 11	Farshad92	50 _32%
Apr 01	TheShiznit	81 _99%
Mar 27	spearmint	62 _61%
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Mar 04	iconogassed	90 _88%
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Mar 01	Keekdahl	95 _99%
Feb 29	k177105	80 _61%
About entropy, the double-sided influence of the struggle against it, and will to take care of the struggle.
Feb 28	CMWL	1 _0%
Feb 26	Hyperion+	8 _98%
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Oct 23, 2019	Dionysoss	100 _99%
Oct 23, 2019	Kylts	90 _94%
Oct 20, 2019	ott	95 _97%
near the end of the film a comic strip shows a man that has been ran over by a steamroller, with this sudden pocket of air my tense body could nothing but gasp a loud laugh in the theatre. cruel
Oct 20, 2019	dracular	70 _70%
Oct 19, 2019	Sayyadî	77 _64%
Oct 15, 2019	mihoyem	80 _78%
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Aug 22, 2019	Shitbanger	100 _97%
Actually, I think this movie had a huge influence on " The Wicker Man ".
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Apr 05, 2019	Pickle_Man	100 _94%
"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere." --Anakin Skywalker
Mar 31, 2019	SEE-MIDD	60 _29%
Mar 17, 2019	lucius	91 _98%
Mar 17, 2019	lillakniven	75 _80%
Mar 16, 2019	tallkotte	9 _96%
Mar 11, 2019	userr	99 _95%
Mar 05, 2019	mate_cosido	70 _40%
Mar 04, 2019	elimpe	82 _89%
Feb 21, 2019	MortSahlFan	80 _78%
Feb 21, 2019	tsebben	90 _93%
Feb 19, 2019	eliasm	94 _90%
Feb 15, 2019	chengming	80 _86%
The premise works well, and is developed by some great camerawork - but it is all too long in parts. Like do I really need to see every single step of his escape attempt? I think not.
Feb 06, 2019	finchereznor	90 _90%
Feb 04, 2019	F_Governo	90 _0%
Feb 04, 2019	ShadiAfarin	88 _77%
Feb 03, 2019	punpun	94 _98%
Jan 31, 2019	doyler29	100 _95%
Hiroshi Teshigahara's adaptation of Kôbô Abe's novel is one of the most sensual films ever made, and I don't necessarily mean that in an erotic sense. There is a large sexual component to the film, but it's also a film obsessed with textures ... of sand, of sand on human skin, of everyday objects. It's a masterpiece.
Jan 28, 2019	TheMarkle	70 _66%
Jan 19, 2019	jokevv	80 _96%
Jan 19, 2019	ibi8588	90 _88%
Jan 17, 2019	slowmutant	74 _57%
Jan 16, 2019	Elephant	95 _89%
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Jan 05, 2019	Adam P-D	90 _98%
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Jan 04, 2019	dsb_mac	90 _90%
Dec 25, 2018	knives	87 _95%
Dec 19, 2018	kaan26	61 _42%
Dec 18, 2018	anelesecene	50 _40%
Ciddi ciddi neredeyse dünyada bu filmi sevmeyen yok. İşte bu beni çıldırtıyor. Alegori altında Transformers'tan hallice bir senaryo yaparsın. Zaten kim takar ki senaryoyu yardır alt metni. Ben bu filmde mantık hatası, inandırıcılık problemi görmekten usanmışken bu verilen puanlar bir yerde ciddi sıkıntı olduğuna kanıt. Sevdiğim bir laf vardır. Bir deli kuyuya taş atmış, kırk akıllı çıkaramamış diye. Hakikaten öyle...
Dec 15, 2018	Jorg	70 _64%
Dec 06, 2018	mathiasa	100 _99%
Dec 01, 2018	Dennis Li	4 _90%
Nov 25, 2018	qualsh	97 _91%
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Nov 17, 2018	Mahasamatman	75 _79%
Nov 09, 2018	kuboaa	75 _68%
Nov 02, 2018	hulot	100 _97%
Nov 01, 2018	peyrin	85 _89%
There's some great thematic contrasts at work here - the claustrophobic house against the backdrop of vast expanses of sand dunes, the eerily unfamiliar society based on plain old sand, the slow slice-of-life scenes inside an urgent desire to escape. The close-up shots of sand against skin might be the most unsettling thing I've seen all month.
Oct 27, 2018	HoneyB	90 _93%
Oct 21, 2018	H9k	8 _78%
Oct 09, 2018	ozdemirb	85 _82%
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Jul 25, 2018	hlyos	100 _93%
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Jun 10, 2018	Junkie	85 _63%
Jun 03, 2018	Amir abbas	85 _99%
May 27, 2018	BeeDub	92 _84%
The premise of the film is completely illogical, and the pacing is slower than necessary, but these aspects, along with strong acting and incredible photography, create a dreamlike yet oppressive atmosphere that culminates in an ending that can be interpreted as both tragedy and triumph.
May 27, 2018	Omar96amri	100 _99%
May 27, 2018	mrsdalloway	85 _82%
May 20, 2018	alwerty	95 _96%
May 14, 2018	Carlos	98 _96%
May 10, 2018	bholsclaw	78 _86%
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