"Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
The characters in Onibaba dwell in the bottom rung of Maslow's Pyramid.
Food, sex, shelter, survival - though not necessarily in that order.
Sexuality permeates every frame of this film. It is ever-present along with the oppressive heat and the marshland weeds.
The stark black and white cinematography perfectly captures the desolate mood.
The score – atonal free jazz backed by tribal rhythms - though completely anachronistic works surprisingly well.
One of the most fiercely primal depictions of the human condition on celluloid, Onibaba is a hauntingly erotic masterpiece.
- Nietzsche
The characters in Onibaba dwell in the bottom rung of Maslow's Pyramid.
Food, sex, shelter, survival - though not necessarily in that order.
Sexuality permeates every frame of this film. It is ever-present along with the oppressive heat and the marshland weeds.
The stark black and white cinematography perfectly captures the desolate mood.
The score – atonal free jazz backed by tribal rhythms - though completely anachronistic works surprisingly well.
One of the most fiercely primal depictions of the human condition on celluloid, Onibaba is a hauntingly erotic masterpiece.