A Page of Madness

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Joaquin U @Joaquin1 4d Interesting, more than entertaining. What’s missing here is the benshi. In 1920s Japan, silent films weren’t meant to stand alone—they had a live narrator in the theater who explained the plot, voiced the dialogue, and added cultural commentary. The director skipped intertitles because he knew a benshi would carry the story. Without that, you’re left struggling to follow the plot. Sure, you can look it up, but as it stands, the film works best as a historical artifact—worth analysis and enjoyable as a striking collage of early visual imagery. See more Sam N @RT61650855 03/25/2025 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 @RT82519826 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 Read all reviews

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