“Daguerreotype” is Kurosawa’s first cinematic excursion outside of Japan. While we have become accustomed to seeing Asian directors choosing to shoot their first non-Japanese language feature in English and mainly within the constraints of the Us studio system – Nakata has directed in both the Us and UK albeit not with much success – Kurosawa’s choice of France works exceptionally well and hasn’t impacted negatively on his artistic or aesthetic vision. Instead, “Daguerreotype” seamlessly melds Kurosawa’s Japanese sensibility with those of French art cinema.
“Daguerrotype” is screening at Japan Cuts, that will be until July 23.
Jean Malassis (Tahar Rahim), a young seemingly aimless drifter, takes a job as an assistant to Stephane (Olivier Gourmet), a reclusive photographer who lives in a dilapidated mansion just outside Paris, with his daughter, Marie (Constance Rousseau). Stephane’s obsession with recreating the past through the use of a daguerreotype is offset by the ethereal beauty of Marie,...
“Daguerrotype” is screening at Japan Cuts, that will be until July 23.
Jean Malassis (Tahar Rahim), a young seemingly aimless drifter, takes a job as an assistant to Stephane (Olivier Gourmet), a reclusive photographer who lives in a dilapidated mansion just outside Paris, with his daughter, Marie (Constance Rousseau). Stephane’s obsession with recreating the past through the use of a daguerreotype is offset by the ethereal beauty of Marie,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Colette Balmain
- AsianMoviePulse
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