If you loved Les Amants crucifiés, try L'Intendant Sansho
Un pont entre un film que tu as déjà vu et un que peu de gens ont croisé. Voici ce qu'ils partagent, et ce que le second fait que le premier ne fait pas.
Ce qu'ils partagent
Both films are directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Les Amants crucifiés, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What L'Intendant Sansho is
Spartacus meets Oliver Twist. Children are sold into slavery after their father's exile. Carries feudal Japan's harsh realities.

