Here is an idea to rejuvinate a tradion of movie screening at CUSP, and I would like to invite you to a short Asian film fest consisting of three movies: Chinese, Korean and Japanese in the next three weeks at 6:30.pm. These are by no means a representative selection, but are some of my favoutites and they are SO GOOD, I just have to share them with you
Friday, 3rd Feb:
The Postman in the Mountain, 1999, China
Director: Jianqi Huo
Awards: Best Actor, Best Film (Golden Rooster Awards1999 ), Best Foreign Film (Japanese Academy, 2002), People’s Choice Award ( Montreal World Film Fest, 2002)
Storyline:
An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire. His only son is due to take over his duties. As father and son journey through the mountains, the son begins to appreciate the toil and burden his father has to bear as postman for the villagers, and the old postman is also deeply moved as his son relates his mother’s anxiety as she waits for him to return home from every trip.
Friday, 10th Feb
Empty House/3-Iron (Bin Jip 빈집,) , 2004, Korea (South).
Director: Kim-Ki Dok
Awards: Best Director Award, 2004 Venice International Film Festival; Best Film Valladolid Fim Festival 2004
Storyline:
A transient young man breaks into empty homes to partake of the vacationing residents’ lives for a few days.
Love and Honour
Friday, 17th Feb.
Love and Honour, 2006, Japan
Final film of the accaliamed Yamada’s “Samurai Trilogy” :”Twilight Samurai” ( 2002) and “The Hidden Blade” (2004)
Director: Yoji Yamada
Awards: Triple Winner of the Japanese Academy Awards, Official Selection Moscow International Film Festival, Opening Film Panorama Special Berlin International Film Festival, Official Selection Hawaii International Film Festival
Storytline:
A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband’s honor.
Hope to see you there!
Silvia Lozeva
PhD candidate
Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute
Faculty of Humanities,
Fremantle, Western Australia
