Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties (Eclipse #21, DVD) Bob Fosse Albert Lamorisse’s second and final

Albert Lamorisse’s second and final foray into narrative feature filmmaking is also a whimsical visual enchantment and an elegant and eccentric comedy

Commentary on a scene (2007

New visual essay by critic Will Webb

after three weeks the production collapsed under the weight of arguments

Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties (Eclipse #21, DVD) Bob Fosse Albert Lamorisse’s second and finalOften called the Godard of the East, Japanese director Nagisa Oshima was one of the most provocative film artists of the twentieth century, and his works challenged and shocked the cinematic world for decades. Following his rise to prominence at Shochiku, Oshima struck out to form his own production company, Sozo sha, in the early sixties. That move ushered in the prolific period of his career that gave birth to the five films collected here.