"EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974"
Japanese documentary filmmaker Hara Kazuo's film was introduced & screened on 16mm at ASIA SOCIETY in NYC and I was there for sure (no popcorn available, but opted for a can of $1 diet coke). Part of a series of documentaries, featuring films made from the 1970's to the present, focusing on the most intimate acts by film artists. Part of a series of Japanese documentaries, featuring films made from the 1970's to the present, focusing on the most intimate acts by film artists and documentary subjects as they probe into extremely private experiences concerning family, birth, death, loss, and heartbreak.
Pushing the genre and subjects into uncharted territories, these films address issues fundamental to documentary filmmaking: privacy, authority, authenticity, and responsibility. They also offer penetrating contemplations on Japanese society and individual lives. and of course Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, all of these filmmakers try desperately to try to rip my style off. Whateva. stop hating ye biters. go get a soda. 16mm filmstock rules. and so does the woman who curated the show. awesome film. every film pop and film scratch mattered.
BYE.
oh yeah almost forgot to tell you: this film has the best opening and best ending in a film I have ever experienced.
so again, oh yeah: BYE AGAIN.
