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Love Exposure: Japanese film of the decade?

post #1 of 10
5/1/10 at 11:54pm
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So this 4-hour epic about religion, upskirt shots, and teenage love topped Midnight Eye's reader's poll for best Japanese film of the decade by a good margin, beating out well-known contenders like Audition, Battle Royale, Ichi The Killer, and all the rest. Director is Suicide Club's Sion Sono.

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Anyone catch this?
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post #2 of 10
5/3/10 at 6:40pm
I'm intimidated by the 4 hour runtime, but it's on my radar now. Thanks.
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post #3 of 10
5/3/10 at 6:43pm
Probably my favourite Japanese film since Survive Style. Lots of fun, had the pleasure of seeing it in a cinema and it was mind blowing. Amazing use of Bolero as well.
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post #4 of 10
5/3/10 at 6:55pm
Looks great, but there's no way it needs to be that long.

I might need some Adderall...
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post #5 of 10
5/3/10 at 6:56pm
How do you know it doesn't need to be that long until you've seen it?
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post #6 of 10
5/3/10 at 6:58pm
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How do you know it doesn't need to be that long until you've seen it?
It was an exaggerated, opinionated remark I would love nothing more than to be proven wrong with this, and I intend to watch the film.
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post #7 of 10
5/3/10 at 7:33pm
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How do you know it doesn't need to be that long until you've seen it?
So... does it need to be that long?
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post #8 of 10
5/3/10 at 7:38pm
It does. In the same way that Satantango needs to be 9 hours, the length is part of the texture of the film.
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post #9 of 10
5/5/10 at 8:52pm
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Originally Posted by Spike Marshall View Post
Probably my favourite Japanese film since Survive Style. Lots of fun, had the pleasure of seeing it in a cinema and it was mind blowing. Amazing use of Bolero as well.
Loved Survive Style. Might need to check Love Exposure out. There's a 2 Disc DVD release in the UK. Anyone know if that version is worth importing?
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post #10 of 10
5/6/10 at 10:59pm
Third Window sent me a stack of screeners to review, and I think this is one of them. I guess I should make it a high priority watch after I finish up my finals.
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