The Insect Woman (CTBA)

This event has already taken place and ended on 18 Oct 2009

A beetle labouring up a tiny mound opens the film, symbol of a woman named Tomé's slow creep through poverty, and exploitation to become one of Tokyo's top brothel keepers under the repressive influence of a patriarchal society. This objective yet sympathetic portrait of Imamura's archetype - the sensual, primal, and strong-willed heroine - celebrates the resilient soul of a marginalized national identity.

Dir. Shohei Imamura Japan 1963 2h 3m Subtitled

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Pigs, Eels & Insects: Reassessing The Legacy of Shohei Imamura

Arnolfini presents a season of films by Shohei Imamura, the only Japanese director to twice win the Palme d'Or. Known for his interest in the pimps, serial killers and prostitutes of Japanese society and for his irrepressible heroines, Imamura was a multi-faceted director, equally capable of the bawdy, irreverent stuff of his bold 60s new wave titles and later more austere and delicate films. Always with a glint in his eye, his anthropological brand of cinema continued to push the boundaries of both form and content over more than 40 years. 

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For Japenese film lovers you can also catch Ghost in the Shell 2.0 at Watershed during October.