The Pillow Book
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Movie Reviews of The Pillow Book
Movie Review: Beautiful and intriguing
Summary: 5 Stars
I should start by saying I'm a huge Ewan McGregor fan, so that was one aspect of this film that I enjoyed. The Pillow Book is lovely and tender as a father lovingly applies the calligraphy to his daughter, Nagiko's face each year on her birthday. With Jerome, her first choice of calligrapher in adulthood, she finds a wonderful lover, a less than acceptable writer, the perfect canvas for her book, and a link to unsavory character who brought her father so much pain. I don't want to give away too much, but this movie kept my attention throughout! If you are uncomfortable with full frontal nudity (both male and female), this movie will likely make you quite uncomfortable! But for all the rest, I highly recommend it - especially for Ewan McGregor fans.Movie Review: about the DVDfilm/movie the pillow 5 Stars
This story is basically about a Japanese caligrapher woman (inherit from father which write wrods on body) and she later had a lover that have the same interest as her and had sex (with Jerome) and later he died ans finally she use ways to let one Japanese old man whom open book shop (whom is obbsessed by this body caligraphic work) die which is finally took her revenge and look after her new born child. Recommended to those whom are interested in this genre of film.The Pillow Book
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Dr, MR Franc MBBS (PhD) GPS Ang Poon Kah
director Lou Ye - Ang Poon Kah for film summer palace.
Movie Review: Beautiful!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had heard about this movie for a long time and finally saw it. It completely blew my mind! This is by far the most visually entrancing movie I've ever seen. I love the pace, the music, the bizarre story, the colors, everything. Beautiful cast, interesting use of nudity (got the entire penis size spectrum in there I think), and there was that same quirky surrealism that I found in "The Cook, etc. etc." Not to mention I love calligraphy, so this as a special treat.A warning, though: If you can't handle artsy stuff then don't bother. I recommended it to a very intelligent but non-artsy friend and she just didn't get it.
Movie Review: Captivating, gorgeous, feminist....
Summary: 5 Stars
In Hollywood films, it is rare to see a woman portrayed as both smart and sexual, and even rarer to see a female character who is an artist and a heroine. The famale lead character in "The Pillow Book" is all of the above. The visual images in this film are stunning, and the use of multiple images in each frame only enhances the effect. The one drawback to this DVD, as noted by other reviewers, is that is has been panned-and-scanned, cutting off strips of Peter Greenaway#s gorgeous imagery. Hopefully, this defect will be corrected in future releases, as it truly distroys parts of this masterpeice movie.Movie Review: A beautiful looking film!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best PG films. Visually, his movies are always stunning, and this is no exceptions. Wonderful experimentation of frame within frame. Especially effective during the wedding scene and the listing of things from the pillowbook journal. The calligraphy on naked bodies are also gorgeous. Surprising humour with each different book (person). Greenaway is not skittish about holding back, which may turn some people off. Other PG filsm reconmended: The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover. The draftman's contract. Drowning by number. Propspero's books. the baby of macon. belly of the architect.