Naked Island ( Hadaka no shima ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]

Naked Island ( Hadaka no shima ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ] Review

There are some good reviews of this film over the Net, and I don't think I can add more to this wonderful experience. Because that is the word: watching "Naked Island" (without breaks, and in a big screen if you can) is an experience. The repetitive and hard life of a family of agricultural peasants adquires greater significance when located in a small island (a big rock is maybe a more appropiate description) inside a bay. The superb music and visuals become one, explaining perfectly how the pre-capitalist leg of a mid-20th century economy worked in some places of the world. You simply can sense human effort when watching this. I cannot give an opinion on the quality of this copy, the one in film I saw was without scratches but blurred.

Naked Island ( Hadaka no shima ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ] Feature

• THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER

Great Britain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Japanese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),English ( Subtitles ),ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Booklet, Commentary, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Remastered, Scene Access,SYNOPSIS: The titular island in this Japanese domestic drama is an agrarian flyspeck, almost completely cut off from contact with the mainland. Here the island's residents mechanically go through their everyday farming tasks. The film concentrates on a family of five, content with their existence despite its hardships. When the oldest son dies, it is the first of many devastating blows that nearly rip the family asunder. Originally titled Hadaka No Shima, the film was also released as Naked Island. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Moscow International Film Festival,