THE STING OF DEATH

In the aftermath of World War II, a writer’s love affair with another woman drives his wife mad with distrust. Realizing his errors, he tries all he can to save her from literally losing her mind. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Kohei Oguri's haunting adaption of the novel by Toshio Shimao is a vivid evocation of small-town life in postwar Japan that's equal parts painterly and unflinching.