Our Recommendations
Books
Memory & Desire
|
|
|
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: DVD Format: Import, PAL, Widescreen Languages: Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Region Code: 2 Running Time: 85 unknown-units Studio: Kinowelt |
Used Price: £5.49 Third Party New Price: £23.99 |
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Germany released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), German ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Niki Caro directed this romantic drama from New Zealand, adapted from Peter Wells' story, Of Memory & Desire, about the doomed affair of a Japanese couple on their honeymoon in New Zealand. The body of Keiji (Eugene Nomura) is pulled ashore on a New Zealand beach; his widow Sayo (Yuri Kinugawa) then tells the tale in flashback: Attracted to Keiji, Sayo marries him over the objections of his mother (Yoko Narahashi). Keiji becomes depressed when it seems he cannot consummate their marriage. However, they succeed in their hotel room and also later at a beach cave where Keiji carves the word "love" inside the cave before tragedy strikes. In Tokyo, Sayo rebels against Keiji's family. Returning to New Zealand, she suffers mental collapse as she constructs a shrine in the cave. Shown in the International Critics Week section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Stockholm Film Festival, ...Memory & Desire
Average Rating: none
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display