I watched this cold without looking at the reviews and it stuck with me for long time after i watched it, which is the magic of powerful and simple story telling and authentic acting. Whilst this is a wholly fictitious premise around the tragic death of Takako Konishi, it captured my imagination. I wasn't the only person who believed the original fargo was a true story. Why? Because we were told it is.
This film is starkly in contrast to the fargo film and subsequent tv series. There aren't any quirky, interesting characters. No cautionary messages around good and bad deeds. No build up to showdowns, shootouts and powerful conclusions. It's a quiet film, and I struggle to remember when I felt such sorrow and discomfort than when I saw the lead part with her only friend in her lonely life.
The true story of takako is even more banal, pitiful and desolate. I won't discuss it here as I think finding out about her prior to, or after, watching the film is part of the process of watching this. Needless to say she was simply a woman who was searching for comfort and kindness, and for whatever reason, believed she could find it in fargo.
Films like this are rare and should receive more attention.
This film is starkly in contrast to the fargo film and subsequent tv series. There aren't any quirky, interesting characters. No cautionary messages around good and bad deeds. No build up to showdowns, shootouts and powerful conclusions. It's a quiet film, and I struggle to remember when I felt such sorrow and discomfort than when I saw the lead part with her only friend in her lonely life.
The true story of takako is even more banal, pitiful and desolate. I won't discuss it here as I think finding out about her prior to, or after, watching the film is part of the process of watching this. Needless to say she was simply a woman who was searching for comfort and kindness, and for whatever reason, believed she could find it in fargo.
Films like this are rare and should receive more attention.