Review of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) by Luc L — 23 Mar 2014
A boldly and brilliantly unconventional biopic of the enigmatic and tragic Japanese author Yukio Mishima, Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters is by far Paul Schrader's greatest moment in the director's chair. Schrader creates a disturbing, affecting, and haunting collage from stellar and surreal dramatizations of Mishima's fiction, B&W episodes from his life (ranging from a sickly young boy who has an intriguing sexual awakening to the most acclaimed writer in the country), and a depiction of the hours leading to Mishima's failed coup d'état speech and infamous ritual suicide in 1970.
Not always successful, but always interesting and unquestionably worth checking out. A Life In Four Chapters is a breath of fresh air as a biopic.
This review of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) was written by Luc L on 23 Mar 2014.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters has generally received very positive reviews.
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