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Uta Makura

Vivian Ostrovsky
1995 France 20 minutes Japanese

“In the 10th century, Sei Shonagon, lady-in-waiting to the Japanese empress, took notes on life at court. For the sake of discretion, she carefully concealed these poems under her pillow, hence their title “Poems to a pillow”. Likewise, this film is a small collection of observations on modern-day Japan: from zen pebble gardens to the notes of the shamisen, from kimono-clad outings to drives to MacDonald’s, from bicycle ballets to the kids from Kyoto” (Vivian Ostrovsky).

Vivian Ostrovsky

Née à New York. Elle fait des études en Psychologie et en Cinéma à Paris. Puis, elle travaille dans la distribution de films et au festival de Jérusalem. A réalisé

Carolyn 2 (coréal : Martine Rousset), 1980 – Top Ten Stylists, 1981 – Movie (v.o.), 1982 – Copacabana Beach, 1983 – Allers-venues, 1984 – U.S.S.A., 1985 – *** (trois étoiles), 1987 – Eat, 1988 – M.M. in motion, 1992 -Carolyn 2 (cm) – Uta makura, 1996 – Public Domain, 1996 – Nikita Kino, 2002 – Ice/Sea, 2005

Production :
Jet Lag Production
Distribution :
Light Cone
Editing :
Vivian Ostrovsky; François Sculier
Sound :
Vivian Ostrovsky
Photography :
Vivian Ostrovsky

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