Event
Royal/T film screening series #4: "THE FACE OF ANOTHER"
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
1966, 124 minutes, Black and White.
A staggering work of existential science fiction, The Face of Another
dissects identity with the sure hand of a surgeon. Okuyama (Yojimbo's
Tatsuya Nakadai), after being burned and disfigured in an industrial
accident and estranged from his family and friends, agrees to his
psychiatrist's radical new experiment: a face transplant, created from
the mold of a stranger. As Okuyama is thus further alienated from the
strange world around him, he finds himself giving in to his darker
temptations. With unforgettable imagery, Teshigahara's film explores
both the limits and freedom in acquiring a new persona, and questions
the notion of individuality itself.
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LocationRoyal/T
8910 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
United States
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