The Woman in the Dunes

“A Japanese movie that I loved called Woman in the Dunes. It is slow and it is absolutely, stunningly beautiful, in black and white. I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s a true art film, and every film student should see this one.”

“Woman in the Dunes. Woman in the Dunes. I saw that as a teenager. Oh, what an amazing film. I must see that again. What an incredible love story.”

“Woman in the Dunes by Hiroshi Teshigahara. I revisited this during lockdown in 2020 and it really struck me as the perfect quarantine movie. And just one of the great films about men and women. He stopped making films to become like a florist.”

“Woman in the Dunes. I watched this pretty recently, but it really blew my mind. The way it kind of works on all these different levels, on the kind of more abstract, symbolic level but also kind of the more emotional level. But also the performances are really believable and kind of... How all these different elements are working together so organically and supporting each other, It’s like, I haven’t seen it done so well.”

“[Translated] Next is Hiroshi Teshigahara's Woman in the Dunes. I'm a fan of Kobo Abe and saw the movie after reading the novel. Teshigahara also filmed The Face of Another. This is a very interesting movie, please watch it. Kyoko Kishida is in it. This is also hard to find in Japan, so please watch the Criterion version.”