The Pillow Book
Summary:
Peter Greenaway directed this elliptical and visually intricate tale of the far side of erotic and intellectual attraction. As a girl, Nagiko would receive a special gift each year from her father: a calligrapher (Ken Ogata) who would carefully paint a poem on her face, as her aunt (Hideko Yoshida) read aloud from -The Pillow Book, a classic Japanese text on the art of love... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Vivian Wu - (Nagiko)
Ewan McGregor - (Jerome)
Yoshi Oida - (The Publisher)
Ken Ogata - (The Father)
Hideko Yoshida - (The Aunt/The Maid)
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Review:
Some films get the audience emotionally involved in the lives of thoroughly developed characters; other films use characters as props and place the main emphasis on ideas or visual style. The Pillow Book falls into the latter category. Greenaway doesn't exude much compassion for his characters, even the sympathetic ones; although this film is... Continue >>
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