“A ‘seductive’ nihilistic masterpiece that explores the unescapable subjective problems created by the rhythmic capitalistic machinery.”
Category: Japanese New Wave
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968) review
“Hani’s narrative is not only be the best film of Susumu Hani, but also one of the best films of the sixties.”
Cruel story of Youth (1960) review
Oshima succeeds in dissecting in a very precise way how the Other, an Other marked by patriarchy and capitalism, is able to empty the youthful subject of his ideals and dreams as well as how the rebellious protest of certain youthful subjects is, in many cases, an affirmation of the very dynamic that underpins the functioning of the Other.
Only She Knows (1960) review
“Highly recommended for those fans of Japan’s Nouvelle Vague movement.”
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1968) Review
What Oshima exposes with his associative narrative play is nothing other that what what escapes and threatens the patriachal all: the not-all logic of the female subject and her extra-phallic enjoyment.
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