Loss of identity under Capitalism in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's CURE (1997)
Mamiya is an agent of chaos, a complete disruption of capitalist repression, and could be seen as representing the fear of losing control when the reality is that, in a world where we cannot conjure an answer for who we are, none of us were ever completely in control.
Blood-Stained Satin: A reflection on the aesthetics of ballet in horror
To be a ballerina is to strive for perfection, to be beautiful. But this beauty is haunted by tragedy both on and off the stage. On stage, the ballerina is thought to be an ethereal, pure, and fragile being. Maidens and princesses in search of love and dying of broken hearts. Images of traditional femininity. Hidden backstage is the fierce technicality and strenuous physical and psychological training needed to achieve such an image.