Episode 663: The Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Guest Co-Hosts: Samm Deighan, Beth Accomando

We continue our request month with one from Patreon Donor Ludo Round. We’re discussing Hiroshi Teshigahara's Woman in the Dunes (1964). Based on a novel by, and adapted by the author Kōbō Abe, the film stars Eiji Okada as teacher and amateur entomologist Niki Jumpei. On a sea-side vacation, he spends the night with the titular Woman played by Kyoko Kishida . In the morning he finds that he is trapped in the pit that holds her home. He’s now expected to help her shovel sand every night in a Sisyphean nightmare.

Samm Deighan and Beth Accomando join Mike to talk about this beautiful film.

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Music:
Soundtrack - Toru Takemitsu

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Special Report: Steven Shainberg on Rupture (2017)

Special Guest: Steven Shainberg

On this special episode, Mike talks with director Steven Shainberg about his career from The Big Hit (1996) to Secretary (2002), to Fur (2006) to his latest, Rupture (2016) starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Chiklis, and Peter Stormare

Links:
Buy Rupture on streaming video
Listen to our episode on Secretary

Music:
"Gone" - Wrad

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