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The Obsessed
トリツカレ男
2025 98 min Japan 18+
★7.0
Animation, Comedy, Romance, Music
Director: Wataru Takahashi
🎭 Based on
«Toritsukare Otoko»
byShinji Ishii
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Description
Giuseppe is carried by passing passions—singing, insects, private investigation, embroidery—until one day in the park, he meets a quiet balloon seller. Something about her makes him pause.
Key opinion
Julian Schnabel's adaptation of the Nick Toshes novel is a visually ambitious art-house project that blends medieval history with contemporary crime. While critics unanimously praise the film's stunning aesthetic and cinematography, they are deeply divided over the fractured narrative structure and the pretentious tone of the script.
| Cinematography | Roman Vasyanov's cinematography delivers spectacular visual splendor that elevates the film's artistic presentation. | |
| Acting | The ensemble cast, featuring standout performances from Jason Momoa and Sabrine Impachatora, provides the film's most compelling anchor. | |
| Screenplay | The script leans into pompous, lofty dialogue that often prioritizes thematic posturing over grounded narrative logic. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative oscillates between inspired, ambitious storytelling and an uncontrollable, fragmented structure that results in a polarizing experience. | |
| Originality | The film's tone fluctuates between artistic brilliance and an exhausting, self-important mood that risks alienating the audience. |