If you loved Syndromes and a Century, try In the Realm of the Senses

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Syndromes and a Century

2006 · dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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In the Realm of the Senses

1976 · dir. Nagisa Ōshima

What they share

Theysit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Syndromes and a Century, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What In the Realm of the Senses is

A 1976 Japanese film that pushed boundaries while losing sight of them. It chronicles an affair that escalates into all-consuming obsession. Oddly, restraint proved more provocative than nudity.

If you loved Syndromes and a Century, try In the Realm of the Senses

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What they share

What In the Realm of the Senses is

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