 21_ Audition
(2001, dir. Takashi Miike)
Best Seen: Lions Gate DVD
Time Code: Chapter 9, 45:38
A beautiful young Japanese woman (Eihi Shiina) sits in her apartment while her phone rings. A large, tightly sealed sack rests a few feet away. As the ringing continues, she raises her head, her long hair parting to reveal a slight smile. Suddenly the heretofore dormant sack comes alive and violently throws itself against the wall, while a sound that can best be described as the roar of an extremely perturbed lion accompanies the action. Self-propelled bags are freaky enough but what makes this even more startling is that up until now, Audition has been a romantic drama.
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