Naruse Mikio Retrospective in Vienna AND ELSEWHERE

[Michael Kerpan]

Two dozen is better (far better) than nothing -- but only is enough to scrape the surface.  I'd say that one really needs at least 40 films.  ;~}

Even the biggest (subbed) retrospectives have left out some marvelous films.  For instance, no one has shown the utterly delightful "Haru no mezame" (Spring Awakens -- or metaphorically, Puberty), an almost minimalistic slice of life story about a girl making her way through high school -- featuring a young (but already quite talented) Yoshiko Kuga.

Similarly, I don't believe that anyone has shown his very interesting "Tsuma to shite onna to shite" (As a Wife, As a Woman), with its wonderful cat fight between Chikage Awashima and Hideko Takamine. And there are other omitted films also very much worth seeing....

MEK

----- Original Message ----
From: Alexander Jacoby <a_p_jacoby at yahoo.co.uk>
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:53:49 AM
Subject: Re: Naruse Mikio Retrospective in Vienna AND ELSEWHERE

Naruse will come to London in June and July this year. I should be introducing a film or two during the season. It is not as large as the Canadian retrospective, but last I heard they were planning two dozen films or so.



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