A sequel to The Ballad of Narayama by Imamura's son Daisuke Tengan: the old women sent up the mountain to die instead plan a revenge attack on the village below.
In 1983, Shohei Imamura’s The Ballad Of Narayama saw a Japanese village’s long-held laws decree that its elders must die when they turn 70. This ensured there were enough resources for the up and coming generations to survive until it was their turn. The film was based on a novel by Schichiro Fukazawa and went on to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Dendera is a sequel of sorts, based on a Yuya Sato book but...
In 1983, Shohei Imamura’s The Ballad Of Narayama saw a Japanese village’s long-held laws decree that its elders must die when they turn 70. This ensured there were enough resources for the up and coming generations to survive until it was their turn. The film was based on a novel by Schichiro Fukazawa and went on to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Dendera is a sequel of sorts, based on a Yuya Sato book but...
- 10/29/2011
- by Paul Griffiths
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
[Editor's Note: Thank you to Craig and David for their reporting from this year's London Film Festival which concluded two days ago. Here they are with a final chat about their treasures and pleasures. -Nathaniel]
Craig: So, David, I guess it's time to mull it over and decide on our "Best of the Fest". Top tens, top fives? More, less? I wonder what we'll agree and disagree on...
David: It's always sad to say goodbye. It might not be the most glamorous or revelatory event on the festival circuit, but it has such a nice atmosphere strewn across Central London, flirting with megastars every so often, but giving equal red carpet steps to the little gems you speak of. A top five definitely isn't enough for me, but I'll give restraining myself my best shot. I've been there most days, and often packed in four in a day (my eyes are paying the price!), so I'd wager I have seen more than you - quality over quantity, though!
Dendera
In my stringently ordered, agonisingly compiled list that I just came up with, my number five slot would go to Oslo,...
Craig: So, David, I guess it's time to mull it over and decide on our "Best of the Fest". Top tens, top fives? More, less? I wonder what we'll agree and disagree on...
David: It's always sad to say goodbye. It might not be the most glamorous or revelatory event on the festival circuit, but it has such a nice atmosphere strewn across Central London, flirting with megastars every so often, but giving equal red carpet steps to the little gems you speak of. A top five definitely isn't enough for me, but I'll give restraining myself my best shot. I've been there most days, and often packed in four in a day (my eyes are paying the price!), so I'd wager I have seen more than you - quality over quantity, though!
Dendera
In my stringently ordered, agonisingly compiled list that I just came up with, my number five slot would go to Oslo,...
- 10/29/2011
- by Craig Bloomfield
- FilmExperience
Nagoya TV Next has uploaded a trailer for Daisuke Tengan’s Dendera to their channel on YouTube.
Tengan is the eldest son of director Shohei Imamura, whose film The Ballad of Narayama won the Palm D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983. It told the story of a remote village which avoided the potential burden of caring for the elderly by banishing them to the top of a nearby mountain to die when they reached the age of 70.
Based on a 2009 novel by Yuya Sato, Dendera covers the same topic from a completely different angle. In the film, 50 elderly women who were abandoned and left to die on “Old Lady Mountain” manage to survive the harsh conditions by banding together and forming a village called “Dendera”. Some of them simply want to live out their final days in peace, while others want revenge against the villagers and family members that abandoned them.
Tengan is the eldest son of director Shohei Imamura, whose film The Ballad of Narayama won the Palm D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983. It told the story of a remote village which avoided the potential burden of caring for the elderly by banishing them to the top of a nearby mountain to die when they reached the age of 70.
Based on a 2009 novel by Yuya Sato, Dendera covers the same topic from a completely different angle. In the film, 50 elderly women who were abandoned and left to die on “Old Lady Mountain” manage to survive the harsh conditions by banding together and forming a village called “Dendera”. Some of them simply want to live out their final days in peace, while others want revenge against the villagers and family members that abandoned them.
- 4/21/2011
- Nippon Cinema
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