Der Tiger von Eschnapur…
In 1921, Joe May, an Austrian-born film director took the reigns on a project titled Das Indische Grabmal (The Indian Tomb) for which the screenplay was co-written by Fritz Lang and his then wife, Thea Von Harbou. Almost forty years later, Lang himself returned to Germany to direct a more visually aesthetic and modernised remake of this production, dividing the film into two separate adventures, Der Tiger von Eschnapur (The Tiger of Eschnapur) and Das indische Grabmal (The Indian Tomb)... Read on
On Tour
Mathieu Amalric, best-known as an actor, has earned both critical acclaim and box office success (The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, The Quantum Of Solace). Adding directing and writing to his talents, On Tour is the quirky result of his collaboration with a troupe of New Burlesque performers… Read on
Time Traveller
Time Traveller may be cinema’s fourth adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui’s novel, but it’s a first for Taniguchi. Strategically released in Britain just as the first English-language translation hits the bookshelves, the director’s debut sees a 21st century girl experience 1970s life. With a story that is doubtlessly familiar to many Japanese film and literature fans, was it really necessary for Taniguchi to send another teen back in time?... Read on
14-18: The Noise And The Fury
With its unique first person narrative comes 14-18: The Noise And The Fury, a pastiche of restored and colourised footage which serves to document The Great War (WW1) in refreshing but at times disturbing clarity. Director Jean-Francois Delassus couples archive footage from the war, with clips from one or two other mediums, in order to construct a graphic tale with a raw slant... Read on
Azumi
Based on the popular Japanese manga series by Yū Koyama, Azumi has been adapted into two feature films, a video game and even a stage play. The first film, Azumi, directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, has proved popular amongst audiences at home and abroad, having received the Audience Award at the Philadelphia Film Festival in 2004 and the Popularity Award at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2003. Kitamura is best known in Japan for his work on the TV drama Sky High, as well as branching into cut scene direction for the popular video game series Metal Gear Solid... Read on
Rashomon
The amalgamation of two of prominent writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s short stories, Rashomon is perhaps the greatest and most influential piece of work by the grand doyen of Japanese filmmaking Akira Kurosawa. The film was an international triumph, and helped usher Japanese cinema onto western audiences, as well as gaining Kurosawa worldwide recognition... Read on
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