Psychological Drama Articles

“No other director of Oshima’s generation has made more vital, inventive and challenging films, or taken more risks. He is a giant in contemporary cinema.” – Tony Rayns “Plainly the greatest living Japanese filmmaker.” – Jonathan Rosenbaum “Japan’s greatest living filmmaker.” – J. Hoberman Those in the Los Angeles area can judge for themselves as Nagisa Oshima is the subject of an eight-film series from [...]

Woyzeck (1979) Direction: Werner Herzog Screenplay: Werner Herzog; from a play by Georg Büchner Cast: Klaus Kinski, Eva Mattes, Wolfgang Reichmann, Willy Semmelrogge, Josef Bierbichler, Paul Burian, Volker Prechtel   Klaus Kinski in Woyzeck   By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: One of the signs of a great artist is that even when not at the top of his game he is still capable of flashes [...]

Lebenszeichen / Signs of Life (1968) Direction: Werner Herzog Screenplay: Werner Herzog; inspired by Achim von Arnim’s story Cast: Peter Brogle, Wolfgang Reichmann, Athina Zacharopoulou, Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg, Wolfgang Stumpf, Julio Pinheiro   By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: No filmmaker’s career has been more defined and structured by the musical choices he has made than that of Werner Herzog. This claim is evident from his [...]