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The film is based on the short story "Barn Burning" from The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami, with elements inspired by William Faulkner's story of the same name.... It received almost universal critical acclaim, particularly for its sense of unease, ambiguous narrative, and performances.
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Quite different from the story IIRC. Murakami is much less ambiguous, though never actually explicit. Weird actually, the more I think about it. In the story there’s talk of burning barns, which turns out to be a metaphor. In the film they're actually burnt. I should watch Burning again. Compare and contrast.
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Thanks, I thought the plot sounded familiar! I might give that a watch today.
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Am I right in thinking this is based on a Haruki Murakami short story? Added to my watchlist, sounds good either way!