MANCHESTER FILM WEEKENDER 2020

The theme for the 2020 Film Weekender was Japanese cinema.

It was led by our guest speaker Jonathan Bunt, who teaches Asian Studies at the University of Manchester and is a great fan of Japanese cinema.

The full programme is below.

PROGRAMME



Friday 31 January



Saturday 1 February



Sunday 2 February

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    9:30am

    An Actor's Revenge (1963)

    Director: Kon Ichikawa
    An intricate tale of betrayal and retribution set in the cloistered world of nineteenth-century kabuki theatre
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    11:15am

    Hana (2006)

    Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
    A tale of a reluctant samurai
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    1:45pm

    Late Spring (1949)

    Director: Yasujirō Ozu
    An ageing widower and his grown-up daughter sacrifice their mutual happiness for each other’s sake

Timetable for the weekend

Timings are approximate but intended to give you an idea of how the weekend will run.


Friday 31st January

Residents book into the Mercure Hotel for dinner at 7.00pm

8.30pm meet in the conference room where Jonathan Bunt, senior lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Manchester will introduce the film programme for the weekend. He will then introduce the first film of the weekend, A Story from Chickamatsu (1954) a film by Kenji Mizoguchi.


Saturday 1st February

9.30am film programme starts with The Ballad of Narayama, a film by Keisuke Kinoshita (1958, 98 minutes)

11.00am After Life, a film by Hirokazu Koreeda (1988, 118 minutes)

1.30pm to 2.15pm Lunch at the theatre

2.30pm Double Suicide, a film by Mashiro Shinoda (1969, 103 minutes)

Break

4.15pm Chickamatsu’s love in Osaka a film by Tomo Uchida (105 minutes)

7.00pm Dinner at the Mercure Hotel

8.45pm The loyal 47 Ronin a film by Kunio Watanabe (1958, 166 minutes)


Sunday 2nd February

9.30am film programme starts with An Actors Revenge a film by Kon Ichikawa (1963, 113 minutes)

Break

11.15am Hana a film by Hirokazu Koreeda (2005, 120 minutes)

1.15pm Lunch at the theatre

1.45pm Late Spring a film by Yasujiro Ozu (1949, 108 minutes)

3.45pm Break and wind up discussion