Tatsumi
dal 7/4/2012 al 7/4/2012
Segnalato da
7/4/2012
Tatsumi
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, New York
Directed by Eric Khoo, with the voice of Yoshihiro Tatsumi. Part of the film exhibition ContemporAsian
Asian cinema is fast becoming a cinema without borders. Digital filmmaking and international coproductions are rapidly transforming an industry in which the transnational flow of talent and resources, even between the U.S. and Asia, has become the norm. In the monthly exhibition ContemporAsian, MoMA showcases films that get little exposure outside of their home countries or on the international festival circuit, but which engage the various styles, histories, and changes in Asian cinema. Presented in special weeklong engagements, the films in the series include recent independent gems by both new and established filmmakers whose work represent the rapidly transforming visual culture of the region. Organized by Jytte Jensen, Curator, and Jenny He, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Film. Sunday, April 8, 5:00 p.m.: Tatsumi, 2011, Singapore, directed by Eric Khoo. With the voice of Yoshihiro Tatsumi. A Drifting Life, Tatsumi's epic graphic novel memoir, forms the foundation for Khoo's animated documentary. In postwar Japan in the late 1950s, Tatsumi brought innovation to Japanese comics through works of social commentary aimed at an adult audience. Khoo, known in his native Singapore for such live-action films as Be with Me (2005) and My Magic (2008), brings Tatsumi's art to life by juxtaposing Tatsumi's autobiography with his short stories that focus on the effects of World War II and urban alienation on the Japanese people. This first-ever film adaptation of Tatsumi's work adds depth and structure to his various narratives while remaining loyal to his vivid style. Print courtesy The Match Factory. In Japanese; English subtitles. 94 min.