Nikkatsu
Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Criterion Eclipse)
Etsuko, a widow, lives with the family of her late husband, enduring the nightly affections of her father-in-law while lusting after their young gardener. She becomes consumed with jealousy when the gardener's girlfriend becomes pregnant, eventually driving the couple apart so she can have him to herself. However, the plan backfires leading to unexpected tragedy. Kurahara leaves behind most of the frenetic energy that defined his early New Wave-influenced films for a calmer, more introspective study of loneliness and sexual desire. It almost works, but tends to get bogged down in the family dinner table drama and the occasional overdubbed narration is a distraction.
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