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| Films sans Frontières | Release Date: August 21, 1998 |
Starring:
Akira Emoto, Etsuko Ichihara, Fujio Tokita, Ken Kobayashi, Kôji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, Sabu Kawahara, Shô Aikawa, Tomorowo Taguchi
Summary:
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
Imamura's mastery of tone has always matched his capacity for compassion and acuteness of observation. [18 Sep 1998, p.F16]
The Eel careens all over the stylistic map, from irony to slapstick. But it's chaos in the service of rebirth and redemption, a rich screenful of zigzagging. [16 Oct 1998, p.C5]
The portrait of everyday Japan in The Eel is intriguing; the quiet area where the story is set is filled with people who take a lively interest in one another's business, while all the time seeming to keep their distance. [11 Sep 1998, p.32]
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