Review of The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976) by David P — 26 Jan 2012

A fascinating, erotic and utterly bizzare movie that is a unique viewing experience. It crosses into many genres and it is definitely a product of its time. The Japanese origin of the source material, a novel, intersects and clashes nicely with the coastal English setting.

There is voyerouism, romance, torrid physical sexuality, an Oediphus complex, existenalist philosophy, animal cruelity, beautiful scenery, intresting interiors, a dark claustorphobic atomosphere even in wide open spaces, haunting tension and a truly unsetteling ending.

The film suceeeds on many levels despite shallow characters and erratic pacing; it can be argued that the erratic pacing adds to bizzare texture of the film. Highly recommended for a one of kind viewing experience, it even becomes darkly exhilirating toward the end.