A woman lends an admirer her arm for the course of one night for him to find pleasure with it… An eerie erotic short story by Nobel Prize laureat Kawabata Yasunari is turned into minimalist animation of dazzling beauty indebted to Alfons Maria Mucha. A true gem created by two anime giants.
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Sacrificio per la sirena
A cheerful ritual in praise of Mami Wata, a mermaidlike water spirit of life, sex and healing.
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Uti-Uti-Uti
Two beautiful girls, a lake, trees and an elderly gentleman casually fishing. What happens if the girls go mermaid?
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Corman’s Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
Unmistakably Cardoso, this handmade found-footage delirium as a tribute to US independent cinema’s original rebel.
Film details
- Country of production
- Japan
- Year
- 2018
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 30"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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