Woman in the Dunes (1964)

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Originally Posted by Grethiwha

Woman in the Dunes is in a league of its own in my opinion. But I think Pitfall is very underrated and atmospheric. I love it and would like to see it again. The Face of Another is also really great. It's got a lot more going for it than Pitfall, it's got Nakadai, it's got great visuals, and a very unique premise and mood to it, I can see why people like it more, but Pitfall just works better for me. It's been ages since I watched any of these movies though. I've been waiting for these to be upgraded to blu-ray for ages. While it's fantastic that Woman of the Dunes finally is, it's a shame that the other two aren't.

Interesting that the Three Films DVD boxset appears to be out of print now. Maybe they didn't renew the rights on the other two?

Face is my favorite because of what you said, Nakadai is great... but those visuals are just astounding. Amazing photography and I love all the themes in the film. It's one of those films that sums up Japanese, 1960s, and art film.

I watched Pitfall recently and it was better than I remembered, but it was already good. I love the desolate town scenes.

And one other thing about Teshigahara,

is that these three films have the most incredible title card sequences.

I love when the Woman in the Dunes kanji comes on screen at 0:44... and those three are all like that, but in different styles.

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Any chance Pitfall and The Face of Another which together with this title were part of a DVD box-set back in the day will get individual blu-ray releases like this one?

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Originally Posted by blurayisnice

Any chance Pitfall and The Face of Another which together with this title were part of a DVD box-set back in the day will get individual blu-ray releases like this one?

There is now that I just bought this set!

Although I managed to score a mint copy for the ridiculously-low price of $20, so I won’t feel a damn thing when the 4K version drops 😎

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So what’s the reason Face of Another hasn’t been released? It’s been almost 10 years now. Is it a rights situation?