Like such Haruki Murakami adaptations as 'Drive My Car' and 'Burning,' Pierre Földes' captivating 'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' finds cinematic wonder in the author's existential conundrums.
Closer to the aesthetic of European hand-drawn features than to Japanese anime, the inventive style Földes employs here combined live-action footage with 3-D elements, all of which was ultimately processed by hand to achieve the tactile look of 2-D animation.
Through his rearrangement of the short tales, Földes presents each of the three characters with a catalyst that puts their uninspired lives into perspective. While Murakami’s genius ability to ponder grand existential conundrums via seemingly mundane circumstances is the foundation, Földes’ interpretation and preservation of its surrealist quality and absurdist humor forges his own pathway into the material, both faithful and creatively free.
But as the subtext ultimately reveals, the giant amphibian’s proposition, the mysterious black box Komura transports without knowing its contents and Kyoko’s secret wish all symbolize their respective desires to attain an elusive sense of happiness and purpose.
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