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<DIV><FONT size=2>I am a new subscriber to Kinejapan. Currently I am
undertaking a Masters Degree at Exeter University in the History of Cinema and
Popular Culture and am writing my dissertation on Japanese cinema concentrating
on the films of Yasujiro Ozu.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>As a single parent living on Dartmoor in Devon (beautiful but
not very multi-cultural) it has not always been easy to see alternative cinema
to the mainstream. I have always had an interest in cinema that falls
outside the American realist mould and have found over the years that I have
particularly enjoyed the spatial quality and pacing in both Japanese and Chinese
films (that I have been able to view). I did manage to attend the Ozu
retrospective at the National a couple of years ago which I really
enjoyed. When I have finished this degree I am hoping to continue to
explore the way in which Japanese cinema developed and has been marketed in this
country.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>In my experience it is not easy to view any alternative cinema
outside of the art house theatres and it is the difficulties for this and the
reasons that I am looking into at the current time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I am also trying to get hold of a copy of Ozu's An In in Tokyo
with English sub-titles - if anyone has any ideas I would be
grateful.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Janet</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>