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The Pillow Book
1995
· Movie
· 126 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
64–80
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 80.
See the most agreed on films →Nagito has a fetish for calligraphy on the human body and meets her ideal soulmate Jerome, an English translator sent to Japan. However, once Nagiko's father's gay publisher rejoins the scene, the story is overtaken by treachery and bloodlust.
Details
- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Writers
- Peter Greenaway, Sei Shonagon
- Released
- 1 September 1995
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- NC-17
- Awards
- 1 win, 0 nominations
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| Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award 1996 | Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award | Winner |
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Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award | Winner |