Two Grand Pianos
Combined programme
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IFFR 2014
Kobayashi the idiosyncratic major filmmaker is isolated in idiosyncratic Japan. Like Lav Diaz in the Philippines. Every other comparison is invalid.
In this combined programme
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Prologue to the Great Desaparecido
Great filmmaker prepares for a historical masterpiece set in an inhospitable, black-and-white jungle. A taster.
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Strangers When We Meet
A car accident and a secret date cause Ryoichi (Kobayashi himself) and his wife to stop talking to each other. Intensely sad.
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