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Ecstasy of the Angels (天使の恍惚, Tenshi no kōkotsu) is a later, more political, pink film directed by Kōji Wakamatsu . Plot summary. The movie focuses on the actions of a revolutionary movement. One faction, with a leader called October, breaks into a US weapons depot and takes cases of hand bombs.
Koji Wakamatsu, 1972. Japan, 89 minutes. Wakamatsu's sympathies are ambiguous in "Ecstasy of the Angels." Made a year after he went to Palestine with the Japanese Red Army, this half-black-and-white, half-color genre-bender puts anarcho-communist slogans into the mouths of lovemaking militants.
- 2 min
- 3.7K
- Spectacle Theater
Dec 31, 2014 · 天使の恍惚 / Ecstasy of the Angels (1972).English and Italian subtitles.
A militant revolutionary group is torn apart by betrayal as its members descend into paranoia and sexual decadence.
Rather than a trashy piece of Asian filth, Ecstasy of the Angels is a pompous, pretentious, and extremely dull avant-garde art-house film that could only possibly appeal to the bearded chin-stroker contingent; whilst they might enjoy waxing lyrical about the intent of the piece, the film's political message or the pointless techniques employed ...
Ecstasy of the Angels (1972) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Synopsis by Jonathan Crow. Maverick auteur Koji Wakamatsu once again marries softcore porn with radical politics with this trippy tale about a member of a militant group coming apart at the seams as it plans its latest strike against society.
