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Woman in the Dunes
(Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964, Japan, 147 minutes)
Garnering not only a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination but also a Best Director nomination for Hiroshi Teshigahara, the first time a Japanese director had made it into that category, Woman in the Dunes was a true sensation upon release. Adapted from Kōbō Abe’s also great novel of two years prior, Woman in the Dunes stars Eiji Okada (Hiroshima mon amour, Lady Snowblood) as an entomologist who ventures to a remote desert to study a rare beetle and, when he misses the bus back to Tokyo, finds himself taking shelter with a young widow who lives in a hut in the bottom of the sand dunes, who is constantly struggling to clear the sands that are always on the brink of engulfing her home.
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Tuesday, February 13 at 7:00pm
Unless otherwise noted, admission is:
$8 for the general public$7 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools$6 for Webster University staff and facultyFree for Webster students with proper ID.
We offer general admission seating with payment of cash, check, or credit.
Note: Last-minute changes may occur.
The Winifred Moore Auditorium is the home of the Webster University Film Series. Originally used as a chapel, it now boasts the most comfortable theatre seats around. (Some of the original pews can be seen in the hallways of Webster Hall.) The auditorium seats 240.
In addition to film screenings, the auditorium hosts jazz and classical concerts, Opera Studio performances, lectures, town hall meetings, and other university events.
The Winifred Moore Auditorium is located at 470 E. Lockwood Ave.
Winifred Moore Auditorium
470 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63119
