Empire of Passion1978
Paired by the Criterion Channel, both on Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein’s Top 10, both directed by Nagisa Ōshima, and both starring Akiko Koyama
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Synopsis
Violence at Noon concerns the odd circumstances surrounding a horrific murder and rape spree. In a twist, the film is as much about the two women who protect the violent man, his wife and a former victim, as it is about him. Containing more than two thousand cuts and a wealth of inventive widescreen compositions, this coolly fragmented character study is a mesmerizing investigation of criminality and social decay.
