Blu-ray Review – The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

It's always a tricky proposition to translate the work of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, and writer/director Lewis John Carlino has his hands full with "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea." The 1976 production moves the action from Japan to England, trying to bring Mishima's interests in honor, obsession, and anger with it, doing a credible job keeping the tale's uneasiness alive while juggling some strangely polar-opposite performances. "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea" deals with heavy eroticism and profound psychological issues, and it remains a specialized viewing experience for those interested in a disturbing picture, but one that also does a fine job connecting the behavioral dots, while Carlino's commitment to the story's impossibly bleak ending is astounding. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com