Is Atman easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Atman end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Atman

Name: Atman
Genre: Horror, Animation
Released: 1975
Duration: 12 min
Rating: 6.6

Directed by Toshio Matsumoto

Produced by Matsumoto Production

197512 min6.6 / 10

An avant-garde visual meditation on destruction and spiritual transformation, built from relentless circular motion and Buddhist/Noh imagery into a hypnotic, disorienting experience.

ĀTMAN is a visual tour-de-force based on the idea of the subject at the centre of the circle created by camera positions (480 such positions). Shooting frame-by-frame the filmmaker set up an increasingly rapid circular motion. ĀTMAN is an early Buddhist deity often connected with destruction; the Japanese aspect is stressed by the devil mask of Hangan, from the Noh, and by using both Noh music and the general principle of acceleration often associated with Noh drama.

Clusters

Reality Turning Into Horror Art and Philosophy Movements Science Experiment Movies

Genres

Horror Animation

Keywords

Avant-garde Experimental

Questions people ask

Is Atman easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Atman end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Atman scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Atman sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Atman violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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