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The Pillow Book

6 Ratings: 3.2

A 1996 movie directed by Peter Greenaway.

Peter Greenaway (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover,Drowning by Numbers) continues to delight and disturb us with his talent for combining storytelling with optic artistry.The Pillow Bookis divided into 10 chapters (consistent with Greenaway's … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Foreign Movies

Cast: Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Ken Ogata, Yoshi Oida, Hideko Yoshida

Director: Peter Greenaway

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review by cyclone_march. October 06, 2010

posted in Love of Foreign Films

The Pillow Book -- I will make you a list of sensual things

Peter Greenaway can never be accused of making movies. He is resolutely a maker of art films for so-called “art house” theaters. Since movies are foremost a visual medium, so his attention is always on that aspect. All of his films try to tell a story, but as often as not it gets lost in a convoluted telling. The Pillow Book is the exception. The film never stops being pretty, but the story is strong enough to withstand … more

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review by amoslassen. April 18, 2007

posted in Movie Hype

Sensual and Erotic

"The Pillow Book" Sensual and Erotic Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride To describe "The Pillow Book" is a very difficult task. Is it exotic or is it erotic or maybe both? It is sensual, delicate and beautiful. The music is mysterious and the cinematography is stunning. As a young girl in Japan, Nagiko's father paints characters on her face. Her aunt reads to her from "The Pillow Book" which was the diary of a lady-in-waiting … more

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review by gradyharp. February 08, 2003

A breathtakingly magnificent visual experience!

THE PILLOW BOOK goes where few films have dared. Peter Greenaway is a unique artist and has created a touching story in a cinematic technique that is clearly his own. Simply stated, The Pillow Book is a journal kept by Japanese women who write private thoughts about desire, beauty, sensuality, and the moments in life that are indescribably unforgetable. In this story we see the unfolding of the life of a daughter of a calligrapher/writer who is able to provide for this beloved family and all their … more

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