Eiji Okada, Eisi Okada, Hiroko Ito
Symbolic parable about a man who wanders into a seaside village, where he falls into a deep sandpit at the bottom of which lives a beautiful woman. He falls in love with her, but the local villagers h...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 4, 2000
Stats: 279 reviews
There is enough symbolism here to keep a whole team of cinematic existentialists busy for months. At its core, it's a film about a man who gets trapped in a hole. Too simplistic? Probably. It's the story of an entomologist who gets captured by a group of villagers and is forc...( read more)
"are you shoveling to survive, or surviving to shovel?" one lead asks this of the other, and it is a telling question because it was the same question that circled my mind through the entire film up until the point it was asked. without question, woman in the dunes is one of th...( read more)
An entomologist, collecting specimens among some coastal sand dunes, is tricked by a group of villagers into spending the night at the house of a woman who lives at the bottom of a sand pit. Finding himself trapped by the steep, unstable sides of the pit, and at constant risk of ...( read more)
This darkly, beautiful and hypnotic tale works perfectly well if taken on a purely aesthetic level. The most immediate and striking thing about it is the look. Complimented by the minimalist soundtrack by Toru Takemitsu, Woman in the Dunes is a powerful piece of work with leisu...( read more)
Note: Hiroshi Teshigahara's "Woman in the Dunes" is an ultimate picture. An unparallel work of a genius.
This remarkable film made me look at certain things differently. For cinema buff, not experiencing this story, its meaning is like for poetry lover not reading T. S. Eliot'...( read more)
Un homme est kidnappé par des villageois qui le forcent à vivre avec une femme dont la demeure est établie dans une fosse au milieu des dunes de sable. La prémisse est intrigante et donne effectivement lieu à un film étrange, profond sans être prétentieux et long sans être ennuya...( read more)
Two and a half hours of a couple in a hole digging sand. Mostly. It doesn't sound much of a plot, but your brain can use the slow pace to fill in the gaps (why is she there? why is he there? why do the villagers put them there? what's going to happen next?) it's a lot more intere...( read more)
Wow. This movie is one of the most interesting horror/psychological thrillers I've ever seen. Nothing compares- the concept is just brilliant! I think I'm going to have nightmares involving sand for a longtime to come!
Woman in the Dunes was a very unique little yarn. I've never seen anything quite like it. I don't think it's a masterpiece, but I want to see more by the director.
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