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Several fold question (some spoilers)

posted 21 years ago by CitizenDain
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I just watched this film, and it was amazing. However, I have several unanswered questions. Any help on any point would be appreciated.

1) What is The Woman talking about early in the film when she says the pillars rot, and the sand attracts moisture? I did not understand how that fit into the movie.

2) Who was the little boy who appears at the very end, watching the man seal up his water tank?

3) Is the book, Woman In The Dunes by Kobo Abe, any good? When was it written, and where can I find it?

4) What happens at the VERY end? My copy of the video cuts off right after it says "Missing Seven Years -- Disappeared." during the Missing Persons report. Does it say anything else? What happened to him? Did he decide to stay in the pit and raise his son? Or does it explain more about what happened to him after the point that my copy cuts off? I'm dying to know!

[–] trellis 20 years ago

I love many of Kobo Abe's novels. In the USA you can often find old paperback copies of "Woman In The Dunes" in used book shops. USA and UK libraries usually have several of his books on the shelves. "The Box Man" is very cool too. I also enjoyed "The Face of Another" and "The Ruined Map". luck!

[–] Frin 20 years ago

1) The man theorised that the barrel collected the water as the moisture in the sand was drawn up by evaporation. The pillars rot and the bedding the woman gave the man the first night was damp due to the same effect. This is also why "When a house covered with sand they grew cucumbers on the roof" - the man scoffed, but following the same effect as the barrel, the house spoken about would have filled with water.

2) Just a little village boy having a nosy I thought.

4) No - he is declared disappeared, then the film ends. He decided to stay in the pit. What son?

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[–] BenjaminAuffarth 20 years ago

frin, i think the question (1) before was more complicated. Of course you are right about the moistening of the sand and the effect. But the question aimed at the sense it made for the film to have this long scene when they talk.
I think it is his initiation. He get's told about the sand. The sand finally is a metaphor I think. For live, work, effort, etc.
He has his rational explanations and is not really interested at first. He has his life (he shows the picture) and she has her life. They come together because of an accident. And they stay together because of the sand.
could someone comment on that?

[–] wor357 19 years ago

3.i only have read the book and its one of my favorites.cant ind the movie anywhare :(