Bullet Ballet at NAC this Thursday

As part of their Japanese Film Screening Series, the NAC will be hosting a screening of Shinya Tsukamoto's Bullet Ballet this Thursday, September 25th. The event kicks off at 7pm with introductory remarks from Rohit Dalvi, Professor of Philosophy at Brock.

Want something to whet your appetite? Here's a description of the film, courtesy of the NAC's website;

Tsukamoto is at the top of his cinematic game with Bullet Ballet, a masterful film. Lensed in stark black and white, the film plays like a staccato deconstruction of the French New Wave, employing many of the same formal elements of mise en scene, rich handheld photography, and the like, but employing a much more gritty, stylized aesthetic that grounds the film in an urban reality. Unlike much of the New Wave, Tsukamoto's characters are not marginalized and his philosophy is less existential and more literal: continued violence will destroy everything these people are looking for in their lives.

The event is pay what you can, so please make sure to bring a donation if possible.

Image: NAC

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