Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- disturbing
- melancholic
- late night cinephile viewing
- silent film program
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the rediscovered film as a radical, emotionally powerful work of Japanese avant-garde cinema, distinguished by expressionist imagery, experimental editing, and an unsettling depiction of madness.
What sets it apart
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The asylum is rendered through eerie painted sets, fractured editing, convulsive movement, and imagery that turns mental disturbance into cinematic form.
The silent film lacks conventional intertitles, making the plot and emotional states legible through visual action and performance.
Disjointed, nightmarish sequences and rapidly shifting imagery create the feeling of a disturbed memory or inner mental landscape.
The husband becomes a janitor to remain close to his institutionalized wife and attempt to free her from the asylum.
Films like A Page of Madness, and why
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
expressionist imagery, psychological horror, and destabilized perceptions of reality
Meshes of the Afternoon
surreal editing, institutional confinement, and intense visualized psychological distress
The Passion of Joan of Arc
avant-garde silent filmmaking, dream logic, and disturbing subconscious imagery
Hour of the Wolf
nightmarish expressionism and claustrophobic exploration of fractured identity
Movie Details
- Director
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Release Date
- 1926-09-24
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (181)
Cast
- Masao Inoue
- Ayako Iijima
- Yoshie Nakagawa
- Eiko Minami
- Misao Seki
- Minoru Takase
- Hiroshi Nemoto
- Kinnosuke Takamatsu
- Tetsu Tsuboi
- Shintarô Takiguchi
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Page of Madness about?
- A radical silent descent into an asylum where guilt, devotion, and unstable perception dissolve the boundary between reality and nightmare.
- What is A Page of Madness like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Page of Madness as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Page of Madness violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in A Page of Madness as mild.
- What did critics think of A Page of Madness?
- Critics broadly regard the rediscovered film as a radical, emotionally powerful work of Japanese avant-garde cinema, distinguished by expressionist imagery, experimental editing, and an unsettling depiction of madness.
- Which films are like A Page of Madness?
- Films with a similar feel include The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Meshes of the Afternoon, The Passion of Joan of Arc, and Hour of the Wolf.
- How long is A Page of Madness?
- A Page of Madness runs 71 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Page of Madness?
- In United States, A Page of Madness is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
