<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dear Mr. Davis<br><br>Best wishes for the London Naruse retrospective. I managed to see about a dozen of the films screened when the Naruse retrospective came through Boston. <br><br>Naruse has become quite an obsession for me over the past few years -- and I've managed to see 56 (or is it 57) of the films (albeit most in unsubbed form -- taped off Japanese television).. I am glad to see you are NOT showing one of the films I have yet to see -- lest I have been forced to make a trip to London that I cannot afford at this particular moment. ;~}<br><br>Michael Kerpan<br>Boston, MA<br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From:
Rhidian Davis <Rhidian.Davis@bfi.org.uk><br>To: kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br>Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:02:14 PM<br>Subject: Introduction + Invitation<br><br><div>Dear All,<br><br>Good to make contact with you. I work (as above) in London at the expanded venue formerly known as the National Film Theatre. Principally I programme talks and events contextualising our major retrospective Cinema seasons, Mediatheque archive programmes and Gallery installations.<br><br>In July we will screen a significant season of films by Mikio Naruse, programmed in collaboration with James Quandt (Cinematheque Ontario). You can find full details here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/southbank/seasons/naruse/">http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/southbank/seasons/naruse/</a><br><br>The season will mark the first UK showing of three prints, recently restored by the BFI: Late Chrysanthemums (Bangiku), Floating Clouds (Ukigumo) and When a Woman Ascends the
Stairs (Onna ga Kaidan o agaru toki). When a Woman Ascends the Stairs will screen for two weeks from 29 June - 12 July 2007 in a special extended run at BFI Southbank. <br><br><br><br><br></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>