[KineJapan] Fw: Teshigahara retrospective at San Sebastian

Sun Sep 24 05:26:54 EDT 2023

Thanks for that spot-onresearch, Alex, but does it solve a mystery ? Although I initially took thestatements at face-value, I had of course, come to realize the possibility of mindless(but misinforming) translation.

But isn’t that the way you would expect the wordingto fall, in mindful translations, in the Basque-language and English-languageversions if, as previously for the books on Naruse, Japón en negro, Oshima,etc., there were to be english, and spanish translations, but not basque ?

Yes, it’s sad that we are reduced tokremlinologizing multiple translations and, alas, I have to believe thephysicality of the bookshop staff’s statements. I’m going for 3 days tomorrowand it looks as if I’ll have space, after all, on my £21 Ryanair flight for myswimming trunks. It’s not a local site that tells me the water temperature is21.8, so I’m reasonably confident it’s not a mindless ‘translation’ into Fahrenheit;>)

Roger

    On Sunday, 24 September 2023 at 08:01:05 BST, Alexander Jacoby <alexanderjacoby at brookes.ac.uk> wrote:  

 Mystery solved - the English-language press release is of course basically a word-for-word translation of the Spanish (including the translated title of the book)!
The Basque-language version of the blurb was sensible enough to keep the book title in Spanish:
Zikloa osatzeko, Inuhiko Yomotaren Crónicas de vanguardia. Conversaciones con Hiroshi Teshigahara liburua argitaratuko da. Daniel Aguilarrek itzuli du japonieratik gaztelaniara. Liburua Euskadiko Filmategiarekin elkarlanean editatu da.

On Sun, 24 Sept 2023 at 01:00, Roger Macy via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

Well, I’ve had no response from Daniel Aguilar; and theSSIFF press office, who have been helpful and responsive on other matters,haven’t been able to raise anyone on Teshigahara, either. 

However, the SSIFF catalogue https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2023/secciones_y_peliculas/1/20838/inand their press release San Sebastian Film Festivalsay unambiguously :-
“The cycle will be complemented by the publication of thebook by Inuhiko Yomota, Avant-garde chronicles. Conversationswith Hiroshi Teshigahara, translated from Japanese by DanielAguilar. The book is published in collaboration with the Basque Film Archive.”
(The book’s title, 前衛調書　勅使河原宏との対話 1989, 四方田犬彦, had adifferent english-language rendering by Mitsuyo when she cited it in ‘texts andcontexts’ but no matter.)

But this english-language book does not exist, according to the Festivalbookshop, where they only have a castilian (spanish) version. If this is thewhole truth, we are woefully misled.

A friend, Alex Ross, is already there and reports that the Festival cataloguehas only a digital version so there is only the thin commentary we can alreadysee. For example, he cites :-

Indie Car Race : "Shortfilm about motor racing." 

[Alex:] “It's 74 minutes! JackieStewart's in it! 

Poor show.”

Roger

   ----- Forwarded message ----- From: Jose Montaño <mostro.films at gmail.com>To: Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>Cc: Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk>Sent: Monday, 18 September 2023 at 08:38:53 BSTSubject: Re: [KineJapan] Teshigahara retrospective at San Sebastian
 Dear Roger
as far as I know, the festival delegate in Japan is Daniel Aguilar. If not the curator himself, he must have been involved in the process and might be a good source of information.

https://danielaguilar.jp/ja/%e7%b5%8c%e6%ad%b4/

Best regards,
Jose M.

El lun, 18 sept 2023 a las 6:56, Roger Macy via KineJapan (<kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>) escribió:

 I'll look forward to the book, Jacline.
It might be worth mentioning that the retrospective includes eleven fims with music by TAKEMITSU Toru, as well as three by ICHIYANAGI Toshi, whom, I now see, died last October https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshi_Ichiyanagi. 

I can't see the curator(s) named on the Festival website. Are they contactable, please ?Roger

    On Monday, 11 September 2023 at 19:10:56 BST, jacline MORICEAU via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:  

 Dear Roger and all
Thank you Roger for the mail. I am delighted to learn that a major retrospective will be devoted to Teshigahara. For many years I have been writing a lot of articles about his work published in various journals and I am about to publish a book about him.Informations : https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/programacion

BestJacline
Le ven. 8 sept. 2023 à 21:05, Miyao, Daisuke via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> a écrit :

Dear Roger and all,
What a timing! Marcos Pablo Centeno Martin and Lorenzo Javier Torres Hortelano are editing an anthology on Teshigahara films, too! 

Best,Daisuke
Daisuke MiyaoProfessor and Hajime Mori Chair in Japanese Language and LiteratureDirector of Film StudiesUniversity of California, San DiegoFrom: KineJapan <kinejapan-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Roger Macy via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 11:37 AM
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Cc: Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: [KineJapan] Teshigahara retrospective at San Sebastian I've just spotted that San Sebastian are doing a retrospective on Teshigahara Hiroshihttps://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2023/sections_and_films/classic_retrospective/8/in
I can't see dates for the screenings yet but the Festival runs from 22-30 September.
San Sebastian usually do quite lavish books on their retrospectives. Let's see.Roger

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