A nerdy amateur entomologist goes to the seashore to look for a new species and is captured and held captive in a sandy prison, his only companion being a woman resigned to her fate.
To gain food and other necessities, the couple must work together in what appears to them is a nonsensical enterprise, the shoveling of sand.
I think this is a much cleverer evisceration of modern life than anything Bunuel ever did.
The new dvd is--- horrors!---the director's cut which I think ill-advisedly extends the film an additional 1/2 hour.
Still, it's not to be missed. The actor also stars in another vitriolic attack on society, "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" and is terrific.
(warning to grits: there are no car chases, barroom fights, explosions)
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Topic - "Woman in the Dunes:" justifiably considered a masterpiece. - tinear 04:48:35 12/03/07 (9)
- RE: "Woman in the Dunes:" justifiably considered a masterpiece. - grinagog 23:19:44 12/04/07 (0)
- Is it better than the despicable "Swept Away" - Duilawyer 20:17:30 12/03/07 (3)
- My friend, I think I safely can say you'd hate it! nt - tinear 05:32:34 12/04/07 (2)
- are there any homicidal maniacs hitching a ride? If not, - Duilawyer 17:58:05 12/04/07 (1)
- Heh, heh. nt - tinear 17:59:03 12/04/07 (0)
- Ah, yes, "cleverness"... - EBerlin 06:55:13 12/03/07 (3)
- Hey, go pound some of that sand... - tinear 14:31:13 12/03/07 (2)
- Sorry, it's really just semantics... - EBerlin 14:38:54 12/03/07 (1)
- A very clever post.... :-) nt - tinear 16:03:07 12/03/07 (0)