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Farewell to the Ark

A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.

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Release : 1984
Rating : 7.3
Studio : Art Theatre Guild, 
Crew : Art Direction,  Director of Photography, 
Cast : Tsutomu Yamazaki Mayumi Ogawa Yoshio Harada Renji Ishibashi Hideyo Amamoto
Genre : Fantasy Mystery Romance

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Hellen
2021/05/13

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Scanialara
2018/08/30

You won't be disappointed!

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SpunkySelfTwitter
2018/08/30

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

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Gary
2018/08/30

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

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Edgar Soberon Torchia
2018/01/02

I liked this film very much, but the connection with Gabriel García Márquez is so thin that I would not credit "Cien años de soledad" as source. It could have inspired Terayama in the same way someone writes a poem after hearing an inspiring symphony. Sometimes the film looks and sounds more Fellini-Rota to me than Colombia, but the really fascinating images and sounds are those culturally linked to Japan. I am not a specialist in cultures, I only respond emotionally to this product, which has a dark tone and complex idiosyncratic background that is rarely present in the world of light and color of García Márquez. Although Gabo's works can be dark and complex, this motion picture has the scent of an ancient world and culture. A bit rambling sometimes, but a very good audiovisual experience.

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mevmijaumau
2015/11/18

Farewell to the Ark is the final film directed by the legendary Japanese counter-culture artist Shuji Terayama, who died of illness after finishing it, meaning that the film was released posthumously, the following year. The movie is loosely based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel 100 Years of Solitude (on which Terayama already based one of his most obscure films, which shares the title of the book). It's not a full-blooded adaptation though, more of a partial one, with many motifs and themes coming straight from Terayama's psyche.Terayama's personal symbolism is present throughout the film (as it is in his other works), most prominently clocks that symbolize rural traditions and superstitions (among other things, I suppose). The film follows a woman in love with her cousin. Their attempts at making love are thwarted by her chastity belt installed by her father. Meanwhile, the other villagers gradually leave behind their old ways and head for the city instead. Over the two-hour runtime, Terayama explores superstition, guilt, regret, tradition, sexuality, parting with old ways and reminiscing of lost time. This is a very puzzling film, open to many interpretations and prone to re-watches. The many intertwining sub-plots and sub-themes are here both to enrich it and to make it inaccessible. Unfortunately, there's so much going on that it suffocates the story and makes the viewing experience confusing. However, it does have that old Terayama-ish charm.The soundtrack is not as memorable as in other Terayama films, but the visual design is still true to his style. The green filters, characters wearing bright red clothing, caricatural villagers, black and white inserts, unusual natural locations and peculiar color work in general all make the film worth watching if you're interested in cinematography.

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