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Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa
A Page of Madness
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An atmospheric, gritty horror.
Horror
Drama
1926
1h 11m
A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
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6What people say
this is björk’s favorite movie i just know it is
An unnerving, guilt-ridden and surreal silent era nightmare that is stripped of title cards that might help balance you and instead drops you head-first into the horrifying images of masked faces, expressionist dancing, torn photographs and literal dreams/fantasies trapped within concrete walls and prison bars. The uncanny use of non-linear editing and shifting, subjective perspective creating this stylish psychological fracturing effect as these past lives lost in time try to come to violent terms with the tangible reality of their current institutionalized surroundings. This should be as well-known and studied as the German expressionists.
Common questions
What is A Page of Madness about?+
A desperate man takes a job as an orderly at a psychiatric asylum in order to rescue his institutionalized wife.
Who directed A Page of Madness?+
Teinosuke Kinugasa directed the 1926 Japanese silent film, which is celebrated as a landmark of avant-garde cinema.
Is A Page of Madness a silent film?+
Yes, it is a 1926 Japanese silent film famously stripped of intertitles, relying entirely on visual storytelling and expressionist imagery.
