self-introduction

[Lorenzo Torres]

I saw "Dolls" some weeks ago and although I don't think it's Kitano's best 
film, I'm interested in. For example, How about thoese shots where you could 
see some kimonos hanging from a wood structure? In these case is seems quite 
easy to understand its meaning in relation to the Bunraku, etc. But the most 
surprising for me was to realize that may be Ozu had been using it with the 
same purpose (predestination, etc.) in some similar kind of shots he used to 
edit ... What do you think?

Lorenzo J. Torres
Ass. Professor in Communications
Universidad Carlos III
Madrid






>From: bird at ca.inter.net
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: kinejapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: self-introduction
>Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:18:09 -0500
>
>Hi, My name is Lawrence Bird & I am an adjunct professor at McGill
>University's School of Architecture, Montreal, Canada. I have an interest
>in Japanese popular culture, particularly film, and its relationship to
>architecture and urbanism. I have lived in Kanazawa, Japan, between 1993
>and 1999, where I was at various times an English teacher, a research
>student at Kanazawa Institute of Technology, and a design drawing
>instructor at Kanazawa International Design Institute. Prior to that I
>obtained a degree in architecture at McGill, and afterwards an M.Sc. in
>City Design & Social Science at London School of Economics.
>
>I am currently writing a paper on magical real aspects of Japanese popular
>culture, and will be discussing in part Takeshi Kitano's recent film
>"Dolls" (2002). I have a few questions about the film, however I will hold
>off on them for the time being.
>
>Pleased to meet everyone and thanks for your attention.
>Lawrence Bird


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