Comments on: Mishima’s Rite of Love and Death http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/ • • • Being a journal by artist and designer John Coulthart, cataloguing interests, obsessions and passing enthusiasms. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:46:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-85465 John Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:25:18 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/#comment-85465 Ubuweb comes up with the goods again. Ubuweb comes up with the goods again.

]]> By: Thombeau http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-85464 Thombeau Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:15:46 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/#comment-85464 What a great find! What a great find!

]]> By: John http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-85338 John Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:17:28 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/#comment-85338 Evan: Sight & Sound ran a feature about the rediscovered Metropolis. The quality isn't that great, as I recall, so the new sections will jar against the old. But I still want to see them as well. Dave: Genet does indeed come to mind and Ubuweb also have a copy of <a href="http://www.ubu.com/film/genet.html" rel="nofollow">Chant d'Amour</a>. For a Mishima soundtrack I recommend something by Toru Takemitsu. Evan: Sight & Sound ran a feature about the rediscovered Metropolis. The quality isn’t that great, as I recall, so the new sections will jar against the old. But I still want to see them as well.

Dave: Genet does indeed come to mind and Ubuweb also have a copy of Chant d’Amour. For a Mishima soundtrack I recommend something by Toru Takemitsu.

]]> By: Dave C http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-85325 Dave C Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:36:11 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/#comment-85325 A stunning film. It contained so many visual rhymes and allusions/memories of other avant-garde works. I was reminded of Cocteau, Genet, Anger etc., not to mention half-understood references to japanese mythology. I loved the way Reiko's kimono brushed blood around the floor, echoing the calligraphy of their suicide notes. The transition from No stage to Zen ritual garden at the end was fantastic as well. The only thing that jarred for me was the syrupy western score. I would've preferred something akin to Teiji Ito's soundtrack for Deren's Meshes of the Afternoon. A stunning film. It contained so many visual rhymes and allusions/memories of other avant-garde works. I was reminded of Cocteau, Genet, Anger etc., not to mention half-understood references to japanese mythology. I loved the way Reiko’s kimono brushed blood around the floor, echoing the calligraphy of their suicide notes. The transition from No stage to Zen ritual garden at the end was fantastic as well. The only thing that jarred for me was the syrupy western score. I would’ve preferred something akin to Teiji Ito’s soundtrack for Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon.

]]> By: Evan J. Peterson http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-85297 Evan J. Peterson Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:57:42 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/10/28/mishimas-rite-of-love-and-death/#comment-85297 I just saw this (during a hurricane, no less) in August. What to say about it that wouldn't sound trite? I'm just glad that it's still with us. I'm also quite excited to see the newly recovered "director's cut" of Metropolis when that comes out. I just saw this (during a hurricane, no less) in August. What to say about it that wouldn’t sound trite? I’m just glad that it’s still with us. I’m also quite excited to see the newly recovered “director’s cut” of Metropolis when that comes out.

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