![]() ![]() Compared to the high personal stakes involved in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, where the titular character trades his soul for permanent youth, the deal offered by the devil in this case seems like a pretty good deal when you think of all the “unnecessary” things that exist. ![]() Based on Genki Kawamura's book of the same name, the 2016 film follows its terminally-ill protagonist as he is offered a chance to prolong his life by a devil wearing his face– erasing one thing from the world in exchange for one more day of life. It's hardly a new trope in books and films, but is given a little twist in Akira Nagai's film adaptation of “If Cats Disappeared from this World”. ![]() A Faustian bargain is often recognised as a deal with the devil where one trades something of moral or spiritual importance such as the soul for the acquisition of worldly or material gains. ![]()
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