In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

2003 · 39m · Documentary

Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1976 film.

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A peculiar homage to the things that go wrong, this film is purportedly about rugby. The self-explanatory title for this jumpy “documentary” is less concerned with the filmed subject (the game, the field, the players) than a comic editing style and the complete acknowledgement given to the technical aspect of gathering and manipulating raw footage.

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