Festival 3 Continents
Compétition internationale
46th edition
NOV. 15>23, 2024, Nantes France

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Cure
(Cure)

by Kiyoshi KUROSAWA

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It was his 1997 film Cure that brought Kiyoshi Kurosawa international fame. Before this revelation, he had made a steady stream of many other films – low-budget 8mm productions, pink films, “haunted-house” stories and several works for television – that laid the ground for him to forge a personal touch of fantasy and horror. His style is above all characterised by a suggestive unveiling of things that creates a dreadful sensation of
unease – one which runs unabated throughout Cure. As if we ourselves were under the hypnotic spell of the film’s serial killer, a psychology student who uses the techniques developed long ago by Franz Mesmer, to push people into committing criminal acts… AR

  • Titre français
    Cure
  • Original title
    Cure
  • Son
    Hiromichi KOORI
  • Musique
    Gary ASHIYA
  • Production
    Daiei Studios
  • Distribution
    Diaphana : yamina.bouabdelli@mk2.com
  • Support de projection
    35 mm

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