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- TriviaBlack Cat (1968) was placed in competition at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was canceled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
- GoofsWhen the cat crawls over the bodies after the fire, the mother can be seen to breathe.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.15 (2011)
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Kuroneko
Some obvious similarities to Shindo's earlier ONIBABA, as a woman and her mother-in-law are raped by samurai, and turn to supernatural forces to seek their revenge. Shindo uses an impressive array of tricks to maintain the unsettling, creepy atmosphere -- sparse Noh-style staging, bold chiaroscuro lighting, avant-garde soundtrack, abrupt time cuts, wire work, superimpositions and other special effects. It's a very atmospheric kaidan, almost Gothic in tone. Rape is of course a disturbingly common occurrence in Japanese cinema, but here Shindo uses it as the groundwork for a decidedly feminist agenda. The film does have a few pacing issues, particular during the erotic portions in the middle (although some of it is lovely). I thought more could have been done with this story, but the visual aspects and the mood make it memorable.
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- MartinTeller
- Dec 30, 2011
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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