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Heart, Beating in the Dark
A boy and girl struggle to understand their place in 1980s Japan, retiring to copulate and probe each other for answers.
| Release : | 1982 |
| Rating : | 6.7 |
| Studio : | Cinema Hout, Office Shirous, |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Director of Photography, |
| Cast : | Shigeru Muroi Takashi Naito Tarô Suwa |
| Genre : | Drama Romance |
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As Good As It Gets
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
Plotwise this film is very difficult to explain, a young couple rent a flat, have rough sex and deliver various monologues about their past, concentrating a lot on their sex life. Nothing "big" happens in terms of the actual story but some shocking revelations are made about why they are where they are. A neat trick is employed in having the dialogue switched at times, a very macho speech, obviously the man's story, about losing his virginity is delivered by the girl. The film revolves around this couple and the depths of their relationship and it requires very brave performances that both leads deliver superbly. This is not a film for all tastes and one of the monologues is intensely disturbing, those who prefer more out-there material would do well to seek this film out.
