Pale Flower (Noirvember)
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Amherst Cinema (28 Amity St, Amherst, MA 01002, Amherst MA)
In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful and enigmatic gambling addict; what at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path.
Bewitchingly shot and edited, and laced with a fever-dream-like score by Toru Takemitsu, this gangster romance was a breakthrough for the idiosyncratic Masahiro Shinoda.
The pitch-black PALE FLOWER is an unforgettable excursion into the underworld.