Watches
February 25, 2024
Zeze is an interesting one. Dirty Maria is probably one of the better examples of why pinku movies are sometimes seen in a different light. It reminded me of Umbrella Flower, there's even a little Jeanne Dieleman in there, but those scenes are edges in between the typical pinku ones. The result is a little uneven (to say the least).
Murakami, a cab driver, is looking for his wife Mayumi, who has gone missing. During his search, he bumps into a colleague of his wife, who tells Murakami she heard that his wife took off to the north. Together they go on a trip to find Mayumi, but Murakami isn't entirely sure he can trust his passenger.
The film is quite moody and slow, apart from the nudie scenes which needed to appear in between. Zeze shows he has a way with dark and relentless drama and builds up the story quite well, but it remains difficult to take this entirely seriously when you know the inner workings behind films like these. And it's not exactly Wakamatsu either. Not bad though, just very forced.