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In the Realm of the Senses Actors: Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda Director: Nagisa Oshima Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Format: Color Audience Rating: X (Mature Audiences Only) Running Time: 105 minutes Studio: Fox Lorber Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2002-07-23 Buy from Amazon |
 "Very Emotional Film!"I found this film to be very emotional. It was based on a true story that happen prior to WWII and during the depression era. I don't know how much of the facts were stretch but if you watch the film I don't think you would find time to make popcorns. Yes, it graphic and erotic but without it the picture would not make sense. One scene with the drunken homeless was to show how caring she was but it ended too quickly to know what she did for him. Another scene was playing with children. This film would make a good project for physiognomy. Not knowing what I was watching I got involved not with the physical aspects of this film but the mental aspects of this film. If you are in the Psychiatry field or thinking about getting into this field you must watch this film. I don't know if Freud could explain this? Buy it and watch this with a friend. You will have a great time discussing how, why and what?  "a rock and a hard place"Fox-Lorber has devised a new level of cruelty for fans of this film. You can have a full-screen version with subtitles or a widescreen version with dubbing. What you need is a widescreen version with subtitles. The dubbing turns this dark parable into a sleazy porno film. The images are carefully and beautifully composed - you don't need them chopped up by pan and scan. In addition, the English language version (the only one I've seen) has horrible 'ghosting' along the edges of any high-contrast contour - it looks like it was dubbed from a poor over-the-air tv transmission! It's also slightly censored - not the version I saw overseas, anyway...Until someone offers a decent DVD version of this film, I recommend passing on these insultingly inferior transfers.  "DON'T MISS THIS FILM"wonderful film!! best viewed in a relaxed setting with someone you love. don't be afraid..... this is a masterpiece of erotic art. it will be a film you will not forget... go ahead you can do it ... click that buy button on your computer this little film will not let you down. ( no pun intended ). "Frighening in a way."This is a frightening view at what can happen if carnal desire engulfs the senses and blocks out all the emotional aspects of a relationship. In the story, the man and woman are attracted sexually and are very dependent on one another. It's a story of intense physical love, although the two lack the security and comfort of true understanding for each other. The woman tries harder and harder to please the man, resorting to deviant sexual indulges and paranoia. Eventually, the relationship goes too far but there's no turning back, ... It's depressing and eye-opening at the same time. Worth seeing. "CUT ABOVE THE REST?"Now, come off it people! This IS A rather tedious and overlong excursion into the sensual obsessions of two mismatched lovers circa 1938ish or thereabout. There are the usual boring, very boring endless "pillowing" {the Shogun term?} and the endless, repetitive music........ YES, it does boast THAT scene ala Bobbit, but somewhat "con-sensual" - he seems to agree [!], give or take a few excursions into auto-asphyxiation [the silk-scarf bit]. A trifle too extreme for the Younger Crowd, but worth-while having on your shelf, next to the copy of "Salo", "Last Tango in Paris" and "The Night Porter". Oh, the things we do do for love......... |
