One of my favorite Mizoguchi's and perhaps the one that is considered in Japanese film culture to be his supreme work, The Crucified Lovers is fascinating on several levels. He is adapting the work of Chikamatsu, one o f the most well regarded authors in Japanese Literary history and the story itself takes on the potency of myth.
On a technical level, the work that Mizoguchi does with sound design and spatial orientation in the mis-en scene is masterful, always highlighting the emotional potency of his story.
The class had a lot to say and really picked up on the filmic qualities of Mizoguchi's pessimistic vision.
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