Introduction + Invitation

[Michael Kerpan]

Dear Mr. Davis

Best wishes for the London Naruse retrospective.  I managed to see about a dozen of the films screened when the Naruse retrospective came through Boston.  

Naruse has become quite an obsession for me over the past few years -- and I've managed to see 56 (or is it 57) of the films (albeit most in unsubbed form -- taped off Japanese television)..  I am glad to see  you are NOT showing one of the films I have yet to see -- lest I have been forced to make a trip to London that I cannot afford at this particular moment.  ;~}

Michael Kerpan
Boston, MA

----- Original Message ----
From: Rhidian Davis <Rhidian.Davis at bfi.org.uk>
To: kinejapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:02:14 PM
Subject: Introduction + Invitation

Dear All,

Good to make contact with you. I work (as above) in London at the expanded venue formerly known as the National Film Theatre. Principally I programme talks and events contextualising our major retrospective Cinema seasons, Mediatheque archive programmes and Gallery installations.

In July we will screen a significant season of films by Mikio Naruse, programmed in collaboration with James Quandt (Cinematheque Ontario). You can find full details here: http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/southbank/seasons/naruse/

The season will mark the first UK showing of three prints, recently restored by the BFI: Late Chrysanthemums (Bangiku), Floating Clouds (Ukigumo) and When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Onna ga Kaidan o agaru toki).  When a Woman Ascends the Stairs will screen for two weeks from 29 June - 12 July 2007 in a special extended run at BFI Southbank.   








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