Still from Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
7pm: Home Village (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1930)
Nikkatsu's first (partially) sound film is notable as a semi-biographical and mythologising showcase for the voice of Yoshie Fujiwara. The tale of a tragic love triangle, the stunning stylistics of Home Village set it apart as one of Mizoguchi's most notable works.
8.35pm: Profound Desires of the Gods (Shohei Imamura, 1968)
Set on a fictional island, this is an unusual story of a socially isolated and inbred family who are desperate to improve their social status while coming to terms with their idyllic island lifestyle being threatened by encroaching developers. This thematically and visually rich exploration of taboo, ritual and modernity is the extraordinary culmination of Imamura's examination of the fringes of Japanese society.
WHERE: Australian Centre for the Moving Image