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Takeshi Kitano (written by)
Release Date:
20 September 2008 (Japan)
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Critics Rock Venice Festival's Boat
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 September 2008, 10:38 AM, PDT)
Five U.S. Films To Compete At Venice
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 29 July 2008, 10:16 AM, PDT)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 September 2008, 10:38 AM, PDT)
Five U.S. Films To Compete At Venice
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 29 July 2008, 10:16 AM, PDT)
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Who is worse? The "bad" artist or the "bad" art world?
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Takeshi Kitano | ... | Machisu Kuramochi |
 | Kanako Higuchi | ... | Sachiko |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kumiko Asô | ... | Sachiko - young |
| Aya Enjôji | ... | Tomisuke's wife |
| Kuruo Hatoyama | ||
| Masatô Ibu | ... | Akio Kikuta |
| Taigi Kobayashi | ||
| Akira Nakao | ... | Risuke Kuramochi |
| Takashi Nishina | ||
| Nao Omori | ... | Picture Dealer (as Nao Ômori) |
| Ren Ôsugi | ... | Tomisuke Kuramochi |
| Susumu Terajima | ... | Yakuza pimp |
| Eri Tokunaga | ... | Mari Kuramochi |
| Mariko Tsutsui | ... | Haru Kuramochi |
| Yûrei Yanagi | ... | Machisu - adolescent |
| Reikô Yoshioka | ... | Machisu - young |
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Achilles and the Tortoise (International: English title)
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This should be required viewing for everyone in the "art" world. Kitano skewers global modern art culture and also makes fun of his own work.
The story is simply of an artist from childhood to "middle age" (which seems to be around 62) as he tries to be a successful artist. He starts out as an untrained "primitive" but with a certain talent for texture and color. He is insulted at every turn while we get to see the "good" art by "masters" which are all really, really bad. Unfortunately the artist gets progressively worse as he takes advice from gallery owners on how to make his work "sellable", which it never is. Every time the work gets better, he's advised to go in a different direction. Many mildly humorous situations arise but the film isn't going for outright laughs most of the time. The scenes of the "middle aged" artist (played by Kitano) getting his supportive wife to make his art are very long, get progressively cruel (probably part of the point) and could have been cut down a little. The issue of autism isn't directly addressed but the character certainly exhibits symptoms.
This is a very good film although a little long. It may not be as good to someone who has no experience with the art world of today. Kitano created all the art in this film, good and purposely bad.