Gangster behind the camera
Just two days before the start of the festival, the acclaimed film director and actor Takeshi Kitano will celebrate his 65th birthday. “The retrospective of his works, from his debut Violent Cop,1989, to his most recent film Outrage, 2010, forms the axis of this year’s fifth edition of the festival,“ said the festival’s director Robin Šóen Heřman. Takeshi Kitano is not only an actor, a popular representative of stoic gangster roles but also an adored TV comedian and an exceptional writer.
Festival’s jingle song with a trailer to the film Outrage, starring Kitano himself:
Japanese new wave
The section dedicated to Kitano will also contain an archival series with a number of films from the 1950’s to the 1980‘s. These pictures with their unique atmosphere represent a unique surge known as the Japanese new wave. As usual, both sections also feature films that will be shown for the first time in the CR. They will be projected in their original version with both Czech and English subtitles.
Weekend from the Far East
There will also be a range of accompanying events for both children and adults, including a theatre performance, art workshops, concerts, exhibitions and discussions, all at the weekend of 21st and 22nd January. Individual tickets for films cost 80 CZK, festival passes cost 555 CZK with reservation of the best seats, student passes for 300 CZK without reservation Tickets available from Lucerna Cinema ticket office.
For more information, visit www.eigasai.cz.
