I was recommended to this film by a 19 year old film student,who gave it ecstatic praise & raved about the director Kyoshi Kurasawa( no relation to Akira).
I will say this when I was 19 & would see a film like this (different than most that I have seen) I would have been just as thrilled.
Today being just past 79, I was not that enthralled as he & some others were.
That being said CURE is a very well made & acted film, telling in a unique different style about some unexplained deaths,& the subsequent police investigation & an arrested young man who may be involved in these deaths. This young suspect has amnesia or does he now,he exasperates the Doctor & the detectives questioning him to the point of our wanting to do the same, & then changing our minds,
This is a modern tale set in modern Tokyo,but using an old camera style of cinematography, Most interesting.
There is also a very old building from the late 19th century, that may hold the clue to solve this tale. We do learn certain things BUT left in doubt at the conclusion.
OH yes, Mesmerism play a vital role as well.
This is a near brilliant film & should be seen,Of course, the US run consisted of no more than 4 theatres in 1997.
I do not know if it was ever on Cable or TV. It is available for rent in libraries (this is where my friend rented it from) I got mine from NETFLIX & am glad I did. It is a most thought-provoking mystery drama, It is deliberately slow paced so we can hopefully appreciated every scene. Final Warning It is confusing at times, BUT always interesting.
Rating *** (out of 4) 89 points (out of 100*) IMDb 8 ( out of 10)
* 89 points is 1 point shy of a ***1/2 rating
I will say this when I was 19 & would see a film like this (different than most that I have seen) I would have been just as thrilled.
Today being just past 79, I was not that enthralled as he & some others were.
That being said CURE is a very well made & acted film, telling in a unique different style about some unexplained deaths,& the subsequent police investigation & an arrested young man who may be involved in these deaths. This young suspect has amnesia or does he now,he exasperates the Doctor & the detectives questioning him to the point of our wanting to do the same, & then changing our minds,
This is a modern tale set in modern Tokyo,but using an old camera style of cinematography, Most interesting.
There is also a very old building from the late 19th century, that may hold the clue to solve this tale. We do learn certain things BUT left in doubt at the conclusion.
OH yes, Mesmerism play a vital role as well.
This is a near brilliant film & should be seen,Of course, the US run consisted of no more than 4 theatres in 1997.
I do not know if it was ever on Cable or TV. It is available for rent in libraries (this is where my friend rented it from) I got mine from NETFLIX & am glad I did. It is a most thought-provoking mystery drama, It is deliberately slow paced so we can hopefully appreciated every scene. Final Warning It is confusing at times, BUT always interesting.
Rating *** (out of 4) 89 points (out of 100*) IMDb 8 ( out of 10)
* 89 points is 1 point shy of a ***1/2 rating