Today's movie recommendation, the fourth in the series, is "Black Moon," a film by Louis Malle, director of works such as "Elevator to the Gallows." It's a very surreal film that doesn't really need much explanation in words, but it's a pleasantly chaotic movie.
I first encountered this film when I was in junior high school. My family got cable TV, and back then, there weren't any convenient streaming services like Netflix or U-NEXT like there are today. We had access to over 100 channels that broadcast foreign films, dramas, and documentaries 24 hours a day, and I happened to see this film on one of them.
I was shocked when I encountered this genre of film for the first time.
Unlike familiar Japanese films or Hollywood movies, there's no concept of a plot.
Can a film really exist if it's just a continuous stream of surreal, dreamlike imagery? I felt like I had opened the door to the world of art for the first time and was beginning to understand the adult world.
You find yourself caught in the middle of a war between men and women, surrounded by talking flowers blooming on the ground, talking mice, and a unicorn.
It's about how the viewer feels. Everyone has their own unique way of feeling things, and there's no right or wrong answer.
It's a strange movie.
It's a 1975 film and it seems to only be available on DVD, but if you're interested, you might want to try searching for it used on Amazon.
It's a mysterious film known only to a select few, and it possesses a strange charm that makes you want to tell someone about it if you've seen it.
