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As a young girl, Nagiko became her father's canvas each year on her birthday, as he'd paint on her face and neck the creation myth in elaborate, elegant calligraphy. As a young woman, she finds pleasure in continuing the practice with a succession of lovers, particularly a bisexual transla...

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Corporate Authors: Channel Four Films (Firm) (film production company.), Kasander and Wigman Productions (film production company.), Studio Canal+ (film production company.), Woodline Films (film production company.), Alpha Films (film production company.), Delux Productions (film production company.)
Other Authors: Greenaway, Peter (Screenwriter), McGregor, Ewan, 1971- (Actor), Wu, Vivian, 1966- (Actor), Ogata, Ken (Actor), Sei Shōnagon, approximately 967-
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Chinese
Japanese
Italian
French
Language Notes:English dialogue with some fragments in Chinese, Japanese, Italian and French, subtitled in English.
Published: New York, NY : Film Movement, [2015]
Series:Classics
Subjects:
Calligraphy, Japanese > Drama.
Models (Persons) > China > Hong Kong > Drama.
Kyoto (Japan) > Drama.
Hong Kong (China) > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:As a young girl, Nagiko became her father's canvas each year on her birthday, as he'd paint on her face and neck the creation myth in elaborate, elegant calligraphy. As a young woman, she finds pleasure in continuing the practice with a succession of lovers, particularly a bisexual translator who becomes a pawn in an escalating game of revenge on the publisher who once exploited her beloved father's work.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
A booklet ([9] pages ; color illustrations) in English with credits and a new essay by film critic Nicolas Rapold inserted in container.
Bonus features: commentary by director; trailers.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color, with Black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc; region A; aspect ratio 1.33:1; NTSC; mono sound format; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Awards:Art Film Festival, 1997: Golden Key in Art Fiction: Best Cinematography (Sasha Vierny). London Critics Circle Film Awards, 1997: ALFS Award in British Actor of the Year (Ewan McGregor). Seattle International Film Festival, 1997: Golden Space Needle Award Best Director (Peter Greenaway). Sitges -- Catalonian International Film Festival, 1996: Best Cinematography (Sasha Vierny), Best Director (Peter Greenaway).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Sacha Vierny ; editors, Chris Watt and Peter Greenaway.