What's in a name

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In a message dated 12/4/02 1:36:29 PM, ander025 at umn.edu writes:


> Dear Roland,
> At a presentation at the Guthrie Museum in Minneapolis a couple of years
> ago, Koreeda related that the U.S. distributors were fearful of having the
> film confused with Frank Capra's, "It's a Wonderful Life", and Koreeda was
> persuaded to take them at their word and approve an alternative title for
> the English language market. He suggested that the decision was driven
> solely by a concern for potential misunderstanding on part of American
> viewers and programmers. He prefers the original title himself.
> 
> Mark Anderson
> 

The story is possible, but if true, it was most likely a conversation between 
Mr. Kore-eda and his American advisor/friend who helped on his first two 
films. By the time the film premiered and was offered for distribution, the   
title was already AFTER LIFE.


Dennis Doros
Milestone Film &   Video
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