Patriotism coming to DVD |
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| The Criterion English-subtitled DVD release of Patriotism will be available on 6/16/08. | |
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Genre: Drama Release Date: 6/16/08 Format: NTSC, Region 1 Available at: |
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Playwright and novelist Yukio Mishima predicted his own suicide with this ravishing short feature, his only foray into filmmaking yet directed with the expressiveness and confidence of a true cinema artist. All prints of Patriotism (Yuukoku), which depicts the seppuku (ritual suicide) of a naval officer, were destroyed after Mishima’s death in 1970, though the negative was saved, and the film resurfaced thirty-five years later. New viewers will be stunned at the depth and clarity of Mishima’s vision, as well as his graphic depictions of sex and death. -Amazon.com |
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