What classics did you see last week? (14 Jan to 20 Jan 2018)
Jan 21, 2018 2:09:42 GMT
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jan 21, 2018 2:09:42 GMT
Ryoma ansatsu , The Assassination of Ryoma (1974) Kazuo Kuroki, (ATG)
Saraba hakobune , Farewell to the Ark (1984) Shûji Terayama (ATG)
Mo hozue wa tsukanai , No More Easy Life (1979) Yôichi Higashi (ATG)
Chikagoro naze ka Charusuton , At This Late Date, the Charleston, Kihachi Okamoto (ATG)
Kome , Rice (1957) Tadashi Imai
Moetsukita chizu , The Ruined Map (1968) Hiroshi Teshigahara
Jibun no ana no nakade , A Hole of My Own Making (1955) Tomu Uchida
Four more amazing titles viewed from ATG this week...
When the pioneering independent film production company Art Theatre Guild was founded in 1961, Japanese cinema output was dominated by the major studios. ATG became an alternative driving force, an inspiration, an artistic home. The company provided a foundation for new-wave elements to develop significantly, the wondrous collection of films shown and then those produced between 1967 and '84 transformed and re-shaped the direction of Japanese cinema.
The guild was initially formed as a distributor, principally of foreign art films for Japanese audiences, but with additional funding provided by the major Japanese studios led by Toho, ATG was able to follow world wide trends, promoting the rise of radical new and experimental cinema.
The opportunity initiated by ATG was pivotal for directors of the era wishing to make daring, challenging and highly innovative films. The originality of their individual projects would never have been possible under the controlling gaze of the major studios, which typically ran an assembly line production system, leaving no scope for independence and individuality.
With its own chain of ten cinemas ATG had an inspired policy of giving each major feature a one-month run. Independent cinema in Japan was given unconditional support on a scale unprecedented in the history of Japanese cinema.
The importance of the independent ATG productions, or for that matter any independent films cannot be underestimated. Cinema as an artistic medium can be far more complex than just a simple tool for entertainment, it has the capacity for enlightenment, the transmission of ideas & philosophies, a powerful political weapon and much more...
Discovering the diversity of classic film from Japan's Art Theatre Guild is always a richly rewarding experience, always surprising, thoroughly entertaining, unquestionably highly creative & stylish.
Insightful. challenging and topical, thoughtful multi faceted independent film becomes absorbing cinematic art, which not only looks good but demands from an audience, our full attention...
Highly Recommended the films produced by Japan's Art Theatre Guild.
Chikagoro naze ka Charusuton
Saraba hakobune , Farewell to the Ark (1984) Shûji Terayama (ATG)
Mo hozue wa tsukanai , No More Easy Life (1979) Yôichi Higashi (ATG)
Chikagoro naze ka Charusuton , At This Late Date, the Charleston, Kihachi Okamoto (ATG)
Kome , Rice (1957) Tadashi Imai
Moetsukita chizu , The Ruined Map (1968) Hiroshi Teshigahara
Jibun no ana no nakade , A Hole of My Own Making (1955) Tomu Uchida
Four more amazing titles viewed from ATG this week...
When the pioneering independent film production company Art Theatre Guild was founded in 1961, Japanese cinema output was dominated by the major studios. ATG became an alternative driving force, an inspiration, an artistic home. The company provided a foundation for new-wave elements to develop significantly, the wondrous collection of films shown and then those produced between 1967 and '84 transformed and re-shaped the direction of Japanese cinema.
The guild was initially formed as a distributor, principally of foreign art films for Japanese audiences, but with additional funding provided by the major Japanese studios led by Toho, ATG was able to follow world wide trends, promoting the rise of radical new and experimental cinema.
The opportunity initiated by ATG was pivotal for directors of the era wishing to make daring, challenging and highly innovative films. The originality of their individual projects would never have been possible under the controlling gaze of the major studios, which typically ran an assembly line production system, leaving no scope for independence and individuality.
With its own chain of ten cinemas ATG had an inspired policy of giving each major feature a one-month run. Independent cinema in Japan was given unconditional support on a scale unprecedented in the history of Japanese cinema.
The importance of the independent ATG productions, or for that matter any independent films cannot be underestimated. Cinema as an artistic medium can be far more complex than just a simple tool for entertainment, it has the capacity for enlightenment, the transmission of ideas & philosophies, a powerful political weapon and much more...
Discovering the diversity of classic film from Japan's Art Theatre Guild is always a richly rewarding experience, always surprising, thoroughly entertaining, unquestionably highly creative & stylish.
Insightful. challenging and topical, thoughtful multi faceted independent film becomes absorbing cinematic art, which not only looks good but demands from an audience, our full attention...
Highly Recommended the films produced by Japan's Art Theatre Guild.
Chikagoro naze ka Charusuton