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UW Cinematheque: Heroines of Anime

Belladonna of Sadness (Kanashimi No Beradonna) |Japan | 1973 | DCP | 87 min. | Japanese with English subtitles Director: Eiichi Yamamoto

Event Details

Date
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
A lost masterpiece of Japanese animation that has been recently restored, Belladonna of Sadness is a transgressive, spectacular, and psychedelic head trip. A series of surreal watercolor paintings that bleed and twist together, the story focuses on Jeanne (Aiko Nagayama), an innocent newlywed who is violently raped by the town’s baron on her wedding night. In order to exact revenge, she forms a pact with the Devil.
Cost
Free

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