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miguelmarias · 1 year

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Koibumi (Tanaka Kinuyô, 1953)

This is a very difficult choice, but I will take a scene from one of the six films directed by the extraordinary Japanese actress Tanaka Kinuyô. I could have chosen almost any scene from any of her three earliest (and best) films as director. As in a similar poll I chose a scene from Chibusa yo eien nare (Eternal Breasts, 1955), I’m choosing now another, from her first effort as director, after having played at the other side of the camera in 147 films: Koibumi (Love Letters, 1953). This happens after some 35 minutes. Mayumi Reikichi (Mori Masayuki), who we already know passes time at train stations trying to find someone, overhears, hidden by a curtain at the store where he works as a writer of love letters in English from Japanese women to their departed American soldiers and former lovers, a voice that he thinks he recognizes, and runs after her across the streets of the city, until he sees finally Machiko (the graceful Kuga Yoshiko) already inside the train, and calls her. She comes out of the wagon, they look at each other on the platform, the train starts... and the scene ends. And then, after these 5 minutes, starts a very long (6 minutes) flashback which explains what happened to her from her childhood to her forced marriage, followed by another, terrible 5 minutes in which he reproaches her very rudely, tells her he lost uselessly for five years hopelessly searching for her (in Tokyo!), and she asks forgiveness and leaves, and then he hesitates for a moment before walking in the opposite direction. Of course, this is almost three scenes, but in really good films there are not isolated scenes for an anthology nor coups de théatre but rather what Robin Wood called “an organic structuring”, and that is what moves me very much, as someone that does not drive and therefore can imagine or project himself less in Vertigo’s Scottie (James Stewart) than in the more modest Mori looking across the crowds, waiting at bus or train or subway stations, walking and running after the woman he loves and has lost.

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pclysemia · 1 year

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An image cannot be a symbol in my opinion. Whenever an image is turned into a symbol, the thought becomes walled in so to speak, it can be fully deciphered. That's not what image is. A symbol is not yet an image. Although image cannot be explained, it expresses truth to the end... Its meaning remains unknown. I was asked once what the bird on boy's head in The Mirror meant. But any time I attempt to explain, I notice everything loses its meaning, it acquires a completely different sense than intended, moves away from its rightful place. I could only say a bird would not come to an evil man but that's not good enough. A true image is an abstraction, it cannot be explained, it only transmits truth and one can only comprehend it in one's own heart. Because of that it's impossible to analyse a work of art by utilising its intellectual significance.

Interview with Andrei Tarkovsky (Taiteen on jalostettava katsojia with Risto Mäenpää and Jaakko Pyhälä in "Filmihullu" 1976 (8), pp. 7–11)

#andrei tarkovsky #truth #reality #film

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ungoliant88 · 2 years

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Upgrades and new titles to my movie collection. 🎬 3260 films and counting. #bluray #dvd #steelbook #cinephile #filmbuff #movie #film #cinema #elokuva #moviecollection #moviecollector #bluraycollection #bluraycollector #dvdcollection #dvdcollector #4k #4kcollection #4kcollector #leffa #movies #films #filmihullu #filmihulluleffakauppa #pienileffakauppa #vitosendivari #fanboy #nerd #geek #blurayaddict #blurayupdate https://www.instagram.com/p/CgEtqNsNdVV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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seolf · 2 years

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An image cannot be a symbol in my opinion. Whenever an image is turned into a symbol, the thought becomes walled in so to speak [...] That's not what image is. [....] Although image cannot be explained, it expresses truth to the end... Its meaning remains unknown. I was asked once what the bird on boy's head in The Mirror meant. But any time I attempt to explain, I notice everything loses its meaning, it acquires a completely different sense than intended, moves away from its rightful place. I could only say a bird would not come to an evil man but that's not good enough. A true image [...] cannot be explained, it only transmits truth and one can only comprehend it in one's own heart. Because of that it's impossible to analyse a work of art by utilising its intellectual significance.

Tarkovsky, A. (1976). ‘Taiteen on jaloselettava katsojia‘. Interview with with Risto Mäenpää and Jaakko Pyhälä. Filmihullu (8), pp. 7–11.

#IMAGE #REALIA #METAPHOR #MEANING #OBJECTIFICATION #DYNAMIC #SYNOPTIC #EXPERIENCE

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erinonainen · 12 years

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About Filmihullu: at least the Joensuu campus library has, I believe, all the numbers from around 80's to 2008. But they have been re-releasing them in book form, or anthologies. The best stuff in between covers, that is. The first part has years 1968-1978, the second 1979-1988 and the third and newest one 1989-1998. Bookplus, for example has them, also Joensuu city library. "Vintage" numbers might be found from antikvariaatit, but I wouldn't bet on that.

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After spending an hour searching library catalogue databases (seriously is there somewhere I can use my Itä-Suomen Yliopisto kirjastokortti to request just a PDF?? The help section seemed to imply this...) and rationalizing, "Yeah, a 30€ ticket for each way is totally worth it," have remembered that I am going to be in Helsinki for four days, and can (hopefully?) use the resources at a library there. (Also just buying an anthology would cost less than train tickets, so maybe that.) I don't expect to find any vintage film periodicals in Savonlinna, but am going to the nearbly antikvariaatti soon, so fingers crossed anyway! Did find a 1994 issue of Sinä&Minä at a kympintori, so we at least know the locals have quality taste.

#avaurinko #Sinä&Minä #filmihullu

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ungoliant88 · 2 years

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I truly hope that @future_film keeps releasing these awesome restored classics on high definition. 🙏 - #bluray #thechangeling #neardark #futurefilm #filmihulluleffakauppa #movie #horror #film #cinema #elokuva #movies #films #blurayaddict #blurayjunkie #blurayupdate #bluraycollection #bluraycollector #moviecollection #moviecollector #cinephile #filmbuff #kathrynbigelow #filmihullu #leffa #kauhu #horrorfilm #horrorfan #horrormovies #elokuvakokoelma https://www.instagram.com/p/CZevOAKNM8r/?utm_medium=tumblr

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ungoliant88 · 3 years

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It was announced yesterday that @nightvisionsfestival - the biggest horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action genre film festival in the nordic countries has been cancelled due to the illegal and unfair restrictions againts events and culture by @aluehallintovirasto here in Helsinki. Before the cancellation the festival had been postponed for 7 times already. As a event/filmfestival organizer and producer this makes me mad, sad, disappointed and sympathetic towards the Night Visions team. The situation has been unbearable for over a year now and our right to do our jobs and enjoy culture has been taken by our government. Night Visions has re-released these two excellent horror classics on blu-ray with loads of extra content to be enjoyed. I truly recommend grapping these gems before they're sold out again! There's more titles as well that you should check out. 💀 Support your local film industry, culture, festivals, events and people who work in that field! 👊🏼 #bluray #blurayupdate #blurayaddict #blurayjunkie #bluraycollection #bluraycollector #nightvisionsfestival #thetexaschainsawmassacre #cannibalholocaust #moviecollection #moviecollector #cinephile #filmbuff #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilm #kauhu #movie #film #cinema #elokuva #movies #films #bluraydisc #filmihullu #filmihulluleffakauppa #nightvisions #covid19 #corona https://www.instagram.com/p/CTWpy7Pt4MK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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ungoliant88 · 5 years

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"Say hello to my little friend!" -Tony Montana I thought we would not get this release at all in Finland so you can imagine how happy I was to find this at @filmihullu_leffakauppa in Helsinki, Finland. Scarface - The World Is Yours - Limited Edition This awesome gift set includes: Scarface (1983) 4K Ultra HD & BLU-RAY with all new special features + Scarface (1932) on BLU-RAY (for the first time ever in nordic countries) with 2 different versions of the film. AND collectible statue. I love when films are getting old and the studios/distributers releases new editions of their films. Keeps us collector’s busy. Thanks @film_sensation for releasing this in my country! 💖 - #scarface #bluray #blurayupdate #bluraycollection #blurayaddict #bluraycollector #moviecollection #moviecollector #alpacino #cinephile #filmbuff #movie #film #cinema #giftset #limitededition #arpinaama #briandepalma #universalpictures #filmcollector #filmcollection #michellepfeiffer #films #movies #collector #collection #filmgeek #filmnerd #filmihullu #bluraydisc (paikassa Helsinki) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3YnB6xBjvX/?igshid=10q8wiywdcoad

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