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Belladonna of Sadness
Starlite Cinemas
Rochester, NH
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Belladonna of Sadness
Starlite Cinemas presents the newly restored psychedelic anime classic Belladonna of Sadness. Never before released in the US, Belladonna of Sadness is playing for one weekend only!

One of the great lost masterpieces of Japanese animation, never before officially released in the U.S., BELLADONNA OF SADNESS is a mad, swirling, psychedelic light-show of medieval tarot-card imagery with horned demons, haunted forests and La Belle Dame Sans Merci, equal parts J.R.R. Tolkien and gorgeous, explicit Gustav Klimt-influenced eroticism. The last film in the adult-themed Animerama trilogy produced by the godfather of Japanese anime & manga, Osamu Tezuka and directed by his long time collaborator Eiichi Yamamoto (ASTRO BOY and KIMBA THE WHITE LION), BELLADONNA unfolds as a series of spectacular still watercolor paintings that bleed and twist together. An innocent young woman, Jeanne (voiced by Aiko Nagayama) is violently raped by the local lord on her wedding night. To take revenge, she makes a pact with the Devil himself (voiced by Tatsuya Nakadai, from Akira Kurosawas RAN) who appears as an erotic sprite and transforms her into a black-robed vision of madness and desire.

Extremely transgressive and not for the easily offended, BELLADONNA is fueled by a mindblowing Japanese psych rock soundtrack by noted avant-garde jazz composer Masahiko Satoh. The film has been newly restored by Cinelicious Pics using the original 35mm camera negative and sound elements  and including over 8 minutes of surreal and explicit footage cut from the negative. On par with Rene Lalouxs FANTASTIC PLANET and Ralph Bakshis WIZARDS as an LSD-stoked 1970s head trip, BELLADONNA marks a major rediscovery for animation fans. If Led Zeppelin had a favorite film, this would be it. In other words, Stairway to Hell. In Japanese with English subtitles. (Description courtesy of Cinelicious Pics)

A bewitching masterpiece
Glenn Kenny  The New York Times

See Belladonna now or be damned to perdition!
Robert Brenner  The Huffington Post

Belladonna of Sadness is a major re-discovery
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky  A.V. Club

Yamamotos magnum opus may have gotten here four decades behind schedule, but the wait was more than worth it.
Charles Bramesco  UPROXX

Running time is 93 minutes. This film is unrated, but contains violence and sexuality and is not appropriate for children under 17.

Location

Starlite Cinemas (View)
5 Milton Rd
Rochester, NH 03867
United States

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None

Minimum Age: 17
Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: Bang! Films
On BPT Since: Oct 07, 2015
 
Bang! Films


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