A knife in the back birthed cinema's greatest women's director. The irony? *Chef's kiss.*
This is a scar born from a knife strike in the back of the young Mizoguchi, coming from an enamoured jealous prostitute. This event enabled him to become the great cineast of women, and much more !
Direction
Apiou treats archive footage like haunted memory palace.
Editing
Razor-sharp 26 minutes—no fat, all scar tissue.
Director
Virginie Apiou
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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