A Page of Madness

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Robson C 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. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/25/23 Full Review william d 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. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review david l A Page of Madness needed at least some intertitles in it. Yes, it's an avant-garde movie, but its story is so magnificent that I wished to have been able to understand more of it while watching it. Technically speaking, the movie is an early gem of Japanese cinema. The direction from Teinosuke Kinugasa is fantastic, the main performance from Masao Inoue is potent, the cinematography is superb and of course its quick editing is masterfully done. It's a very memorable, dark and strange film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Haunting Japanese silent film set in an asylum. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/19 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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