A meeting with Max Tessier in London

[Jasper Sharp]

Just a quick reminder to all London dwellers that tomorrow night (Thurs, Oct 
4th) at 6.30pm-7.30pm, as part of a series of lectures entitled ?Japan ? 
Quest for the New? held at London University? School of African and Oriental 
Studies, French film historian and critic Max Tessier will be delivering a 
lecture on ?How the New Japanese Cinema Has Conquered the West. (A rather 
bizarre lecture title considering that Japanese cinema is a long long way 
from even coming close to conquering UK cinema screens, with only about 3 
titles a year making it to general release, and Tony Rayns? Unseen Gems from 
Japan season this August meeting with a mixed reception)

Asia House, who have organised the event, have not got much information on 
their website at the moment (www.asiahouse.org), so I?ll have to type up the 
details from their leaflet in full:

VENUE:
Brunei Lecture Theatre
School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS)
Thornhaugh Street,
Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG
Nearest tube: Russell Square

Other lectures in the season:

9th Oct 2001 : CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ART - VISIONS OF THE SUPERNATURAL
16th Oct 2001 : FROM PILGRIMS TO RELIGIOUS TERRORISTS - RELIGION AND 
CULTURAL UNEASE AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
23rd Oct 2001: ?YABAI? HELL NO, IT?S GOOD.? ? THE JAPANESE FASHION SCENE
30th Oct 2001: !!SHINHATSUBAI!! QUEST FOR THE NEW DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE IN 
CONTEMPORARY JAPAN



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