Moore+Hara=Michigan

Livia Monnet rodica-livia.monnet at umontreal.ca
Tue Mar 6 17:47:22 EST 2007


Great event,markus.best,livia


Le 5/03/07 16:38, « Mark Nornes » <amnornes at umich.edu> a écrit :

> I'd like to send an invitation out to all Kine-Japaners out there within
> spitting distance of Ann Arbor. I'm organizing a big Japanese film event here
> on May 5. All are welcome.
> 
> Around the time that Fahrenheit 911 came out, I was out drinking with Hara
> Kazuo in Shinjuku and the subject of Michael Moore naturally came up. Hara had
> heard through the grape vine that Moore really liked his work. I told him we
> should do something, me being in Michigan and all. 
> 
> It took a few years to get around to it, but last fall I contacted Moore with
> our Center for Japanese Studies. Asked him if he was interested in doing
> something with Hara. Moore's in the middle of editing Sicko, his new film on
> healthcare. And it's usually impossible to extract directors from editing
> rooms during post. But he got right back to us and said he'd drop everything
> for a chance to meet Hara. He wrote that he had seen Emperor's Naked Army
> Marches On during the production of Roger and Me and was deeply influenced by
> the experience. Think about Moore's work and Hara's work, and it all makes
> sense. 
> 
> So on the evening May 5, at our lovely movie palace The Michigan Theater,
> we'll be putting Hara and Moore on the same stage to see what happens. If
> you're in the neighborhood, please drop by. Let me know you're coming. 
> 
> We're showing Eros on Friday and Shingun after the discussion. Details as they
> unfold......
> 
> Markus
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> A. M. Nornes
> Associate Professor
> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures
> Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
> University of Michigan
> 


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