A Page of Madness

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Sam N Mar 25 A Page of Madness is silent, surreal, and visually arresting — a descent into something far murkier than mere madness. The asylum pulses with unease; inmates convulse in what appears to be seizures, captured through a lens that mistakes illness for delirium, reflecting a time when epilepsy and mental illness were indistinguishable. What unfolds is a profound exploration of madness and regret, less like a narrative and more like a disturbed memory — fractured, guilt-ridden, soaked in sorrow. There are no intertitles to guide you, no dialogue to hold onto — just disjointed, nightmarish imagery that loops and folds in on itself. Time feels broken. Reality slips. You’re left to wander a labyrinth of regret where nothing is certain, and everything aches. It’s the kind of film that doesn’t just unsettle — it possesses. Strange, tragic, and hypnotically beautiful in its disquiet, it burrows under your skin. See more Robson C 11/25/2023 Um homem se emprega em um manicômio com a intenção de libertar a esposa que é paciente lá. Este pequeno filme mudo japonês (não chega a ter 1 hora) é um dos primeiros filmes japoneses ditos de vanguarda. Ele era tão diferente e original, que na época em que foi feito, ele foi exibido nas salas de cinema destinadas a filmes não japoneses, tão diferente ele é. Com influência do expressionismo alemão, o tema do filme é a loucura. Como a sua inspiração alemã, ele flerta com o drama e com o horror durante a tentativa de fuga do homem e da sua esposa do hospício. Ao mesmo tempo, o filme narra como tudo chegou até aquele ponto. O filme não tem intertítulos, então a compreensão da história vem das interpretações dos atores (muito bons, sendo todos bem expressivos) e na montagem. Um filme bem interessante que quase ficou perdido para sempre, recuperado pelo próprio diretor nos anos 70. See more william d @acsdoug 07/15/2021 Japanese avant-garde from the 1920s. There are some truly striking, even horrifying, images here, but it's too weird (or artistic if you prefer) for my taste. See more 10/21/2020 Cutting-edge and grungy poetics, [Teinosuke] Kinugasa honors the film's title in a sunless "zoo" of harrowing snivels, transparent intent and supersonic disturb. The open chaos masquerades in the Shinkankakuha's (LITERARY GROUP) oneness. See more 06/24/2019 Haunting Japanese silent film set in an asylum. See more 08/06/2018 Kurutta Ippeji offers a view on the distorted perspective of a troubled janitor in a mental asylum. As a proof of concept, it shows that experimental cinematic techniques can affect the way narration is perceived by the viewer - here, the visual elements contribute to how the viewer experiences the characters' mental state. As an experiment, the movie possibly even makes a stronger case than the comparably surreal Hausu [1977], which is partly imbalanced in its style. However, due to the poor visual quality and the lack of functional storytelling, this experimental feature can't be easily recommended to people looking for a more conventional feature. Full review: https://movie-discourse.blogspot.com/2018/07/kurutta-ippeji-jap-1926.html?view=flipcard Twitter: @Max4Movies See more Read all reviews

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