Review of The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976) by David M — 08 Nov 2008
Mishima's source material is a very good example of post-war Japanese literature. Carlino's film is not such a good movie. The switch from Japan to England is a negligible difference, but the movie suffers from poor direction, bad tone, and laughable zeitgeists.
I'm all for adaptations, and I even believe that movie adaptations CAN be better than the books they come from (see: The Secret of Nimh). This isn't the case here. Just read the book.
This review of The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976) was written by David M on 08 Nov 2008.
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea has generally received mixed reviews.
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