Kanashimi no Belladonna (1973)
Genre: Animation / Drama
Duration: 86 minuten
Alternative titles: Belladonna of Sadness / Belladonna / 哀しみのベラドンナ
Country:
Japan
Directed by: Eiichi Yamamoto
Stars: Aiko Nagayama
IMDb score:
7,3 (9.296)
Releasedate: 30 June 1973
Kanashimi no Belladonna plot
"A soul wandering in love… Belladonna, a flower that blooms with the sap of tears…"
Young woman Belladonna is cornered when she is accused of witchcraft by the authorities. Belladonna is approached by an evil entity who proposes to sell her soul for strength, but she initially refuses. However, when it turns out that her lover also turns away from her, she decides to turn to the dark side and take revenge. Based on Jules Michelet's book, La Sorcière.
Actors and actresses
Jeanne / Belladonna (voice)
The Devil (voice)
Jean (voice)
The Lord (voice)
The Lord's Mistress (voice)
The Witch (voice)
The Priest (voice)
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87623 messages
- 12889 votes
Oof.
A fairly experimental animated film, although you'd be forgiven if, after fifteen minutes, you slightly question the term "animation". It hasn't been much more than static drawings that a camera zooms over.
Unfortunately, it remains fairly cheap-looking throughout the film. Okay, it is sometimes quite psychedelic, in combination with the equally freaky music it has become an archetypal flower power product, but many signs of qualities cannot be recognized in it.
After a while it reminded me of a completely failed Tenshi no Tamago. Yamamoto apparently intended a similar effect, but simply lacks the technical finesse and class of the Oshii/Amano combination.
There has been quite a lot of fuss about this film, which doesn't surprise me, but I didn't think it worked at all. Just too broken and cheap.
1.5*
Translated from Dutch · View original
Noodless
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- 10053 messages
- 6185 votes
Well...a difficult one! Belladonna of Sadness has many static drawings over which a camera passes and is accompanied by voices without us seeing any lips moving. This is combined with moving animation that is displayed in a more sober and simple manner. Admittedly, there are also a lot of beautiful drawings in the film that are enhanced by a specific color or by a faster pace of display. But ultimately that is not the death knell of the film, but rather a saltless story that fails to fascinate.
4/10
Translated from Dutch · View original
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