The Moving Image Source Calendar is a selective international guide to retrospectives, screenings, festivals, and exhibitions.
Descriptions are drawn from the calendars of the presenting venues.
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The Urge for Survival: Kaneto Shindo
April 22–May 5, 2011 at
BAMcinématek
, New York
First a screenwriter, then an apprentice to Mizoguchi, Kaneto Shindo has since built one of the most richly diverse portfolios in Japanese film history-from humanistic docu-dramas and expressionistic ghost stories to erotic tales of sex. On the occasion of Shindo's 99th birthday on April 28 and the North American premiere of his newest (and self-declared last) film, Postcard, longtime fan Benicio del Toro will present some of the director's finest work. BAMcinématek is proud to kick off this national tour.
Featured Works:
Children of Hiroshima (1952); The Ditch (1954); Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959); The Naked Island (1960); Mother (1963); Onibaba (1964); Kuroneko (1968); Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970); The Life of Chikuzan (1977); Tree Without Leaves (1986); Postcard (2010, pictured)
Program information:
The Urge for Survival: Kaneto Shindo
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