self-introduction

[Julien Seveon]

Jasper,

Could you give me some good adresses of video shops regarding Asian movies 
(and maybe EuroCult movies) in Holland (especially Amsterdam) as I'll be 
going there for my vacation ? Thank you very much if you can help me !

Julien Seveon


>From: Jasper Sharp <j.sharp at publitec.vnu.com>
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: "'KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu'"  
><KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
>Subject: RE: self-introduction
>Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 15:37:29 +0200
>
>Welcome to the mailing list Janet.
>
>Having grown up in Devon myself I appreciate the concern with the
>availability of less populist cinema on video - a problem in Britain in
>general. Even London only gets about 5 new Japanese films a year (mainly in
>the Institute of Contemporary Arts). I think even the films of major
>directors such as Juzo Itami (aside from his film 'Tampopo') get any sort 
>of
>theatrical or video release in the UK, and outside of the 'classic'
>directors such as Ozu, Kurosawa, and Mizoguchi, current arthouse darlings
>such as Takeshi Kitano, and a handful of Godzilla movies, Japanese cinema 
>is
>virtually unknown.
>
>It is ironic that my interest in Japanese film stemmed from moving to
>Holland, where the video shops freely stock videos imported from the rest 
>of
>the Benelux countries, France and even Hong Kong (undoubtedly the widest
>source of availability of current Japanese film). A far cry from
>Blockbusters!
>
>Regards
>
>Jasper Sharp
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: J Rand [mailto:axis at freeuk.com]
>Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 10:32 AM
>To: Kinejapan
>Subject: self-introduction
>
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>Janet
>

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