| 2008-09-30 | | | The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater (October–November) |
Screenings at the Yamagata Documentary Film Library present documentaries and movies rarely shown on television or in theaters, including works from the Film Library vaults.
The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater
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The World of Railway Films: Part 1
• October 10 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice) (No English subtitles) - The Progress of a Train (“Kisha no hattatsu”)
1932 / 10 min
Pacific 231
Dir: Jean Mitry / Music: Arthur Honegger / FRANCE / 1949 /10 min
Steam Train (“Jokikikansha”)
1969 / 34 min
White Flag Oldman (“Shirohata jisan”)
Dir: Higuchi Genichiro / Cast: Hidari Bokuzen / 1952 / 16 min
Cooperation: Kobe Planet Archives
The World of Railway Films: Part 2
• October 31 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)- (lineup TBA)
Please contact us for details.
China: A Continent on the Silver Screen 1
• November 14 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)- 1966, My Time in the Red Guards
Dir: Wu Wenguang / CHINA / 1993 / Video / 134 min / YIDFF ’93 Ogawa Shinsuke Prize
Cooperation: Cinematrix
China: A Continent on the Silver Screen 2
• November 28 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)- Peking
Dir: Kamei Fumio / JAPAN / 1938 / 16mm / 45 min
Building the Chushi Railroad (“Chushi-tetsudo kensetsu no kiroku”)
JAPAN / circa 1939 / 35mm / 52 min
Cooperation: Planet Bibliothèque de Cinéma
[Venue] The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library (Yamagata Big Wing 3F)
[Admission] Free admission for members (Member’s fee: 3,000 yen for one year), One day ticket:1,000 yen
[Contact] phone: 023-666-4480 (YIDFF Yamagata office)
Upcoming Friday screenings
• December 13 (Sat) China: A Continent on the Silver Screen 3
• December 19 China: A Continent on the Silver Screen 4
• January 9 Happy New Year 2009!
• January 23 Since You Left . . . 1
• February 13 Since You Left . . . 2
• February 27 Since You Left . . . 3
• March 13 Indigenous Peoples / Documentary Films 1
• March 27 Indigenous Peoples / Documentary Films 2
• April Wandering Gaze
(This program is subject to change)