Peter Greenaway's film is about a woman obsessed with inking Japanese calligraphy on her body and/or the bodies of others. This is some kind of art form and she is able to use it for revenge on a family enemy. I didn't care for this film. It was slow and the story was as interesting as watching ink dry. Maybe it's a cultural gap but I think it's because Greenaway focused so much on how to film this movie, technically, then on how to make these characters likable enough to care. Grade: C+.
I want to make it clear that the nudity in this film did not bother me. I can imagine some might think it is excessive. If you don't like lots of nudity in your movies, including male nudity, then skip this film. If you consider nakedness natural and unoffensive then still skip this anyway because of the bad story.
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