The Face of Another
by Kobo Abe
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Author: Kobo AbeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-02-04
ISBN: 0375726535
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: 5-stars for the eerie film version by master director Hiroshi Teshigahara
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm posting this here for readers interested in comparing the film to the book...
Criterion (Collection DVD) has released THE FACE OF ANOTHER (TANIN NO KAO), director/artist Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1966 film version of Kobo Abe's eponymous novel. The film version is a fine complement to the book. Tatsuya Nakadai, perhaps best known to American filmgoer's as the "king" in RAN (1985; Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of Shakespeare's KING LEAR) is the lead, joined by Machiko Kyo as his wife. The film is in (often high-contrast) black & white, which adds to the overall eerieness. The 60s atmosphere is at times amusing yet not distracting enough to smother the serious philosophical and psychological themes. The memorable, sinister "waltz" from the film is available in a compilation CD from the Nonesuch label, "The Film Music of Toru Takemitsu." Film Music of Takemitsu
Criterion's Teshigahara box set features two more of the director's adaptations of Kobe Abe novels: WOMAN IN THE DUNES and PITFALL. Each film features an excellent video essay by James Quandt of Cinematheque Ontario. The 4th DVD in the set features a documentary on the collaboration of T. and Kobo Abe and a few short films by T.
Three Films By Hiroshi Teshigahara (Pitfall / Woman In The Dunes / The Face Of Another) (Criterion Collection)
The same three T./Abe films are also available in Region 2 DVD coding from Eureka/MoC (Masters of Cinema) and are sold on Amazon's British web site. The Eureka version of "FACE" has a full-length audio commentary by Tony Rayns. Region-Free DVD players are available here at Amazon, or you can search the web for instructions on reprogramming your player to "region-free" (i.e., "0" or "zero") status.
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