Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tinear (A) on January 27, 2006 at 04:24:59

A multi-course feast for the eyes. The cinematography, much of it shot on saturated film stock, shows the grandeur of nature w/out portrayaing its vast scale and the trite idea of human smallness in relation.
Yohji Yamamoto, one of the pioneers and revolutionaries of Japanese haute couture, is the costume designer and, since the film is almost "silent," and given that he designed the clothing for all the actors, his impact is significant.
Kitano (the director's real name is Takeshi Kitano) interweaves three stories of errant love wherein failed relationships are given a second chance.
A bunraku performance at the main Tokyo theatre begins the movie and, as the live audience would, we see the puppeteers dressed in black behind the dolls. As the piece ends, the dolls turn to the audience and stare at which point the love stories begin.
How would these "dolls" view our world?