Kokoro ogoreru onna: A 1920 Japanese silent that's all about the eyebrows
If you have a thing for grainy black-and-white stuff where everyone looks like they're wearing too much powder, then yeah, give this one a go. But if you can't stand silent movies or the slow pacing of the 1920s, you’ll probably want to pull your hair out after ten minutes. 🎞️
It’s one of those films that feels like ...
A 1920 silent drama from Japan about a woman whose pride is basically her only personality trait, leading to some very intense staring in nice kimonos.
Review Excerpt
"If you have a thing for grainy black-and-white stuff where everyone looks like they're wearing too much powder, then yeah, give this one a go. But if you can't stand silent movies or the slow pacing of the 1920s, you’ll probably want to pull your hair out after ten minutes. 🎞️
It’s one of those films that feels like it’s barely holding together on the reel. Honestly, half the charm is just seeing how much the film stock has decayed over the last century.
Eishō Maki plays the lead, and she spe..."
