His Oriental predator is at first clothed in black, her 'victim' in white; slowly the costumes change, the victim acquiring a veil of mourning, until finally - as if to underline the ambiguity and interchangeability of their respective roles - the colours are reversed altogether. Still more interesting is the way in which, as the game becomes more ambiguous, Dwoskin adds fresh layers of make-up to his characters' faces, until they become almost caricature masks of their original selves.
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Stephen Dwoskin Director · Harry Smith Story
First release February 7, 1965 · Produced in United States
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 7, 1965
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 7, 1969 · Limited theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
July 6, 1970 · TV
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