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In July Casa Asia devotes its film programme to a series of Asian documentaries, whose interest is in the exploration of worlds that would not be at our reach any other way. Japan, Nepal, the Philippines, India and China are represented at this display.
Next screening, 31st of July: "Disorder" |
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Casa Asia |
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03/07/2010 |
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31/07/2010 |
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Casa Asia Headquarters
Tagore Auditorium
Av. Diagonal, 373
Barcelona |
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Saturdays, from the 3rd to the 31st of July at 7.30pm. |
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Free admission with limited capacity. |
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Programme
Saturday, 3rd of July
Une vie normale
Coulon Jill (France/Japan). 83'. VOSE
Young 18-year old Takuya fulfils his father's expectations and joins a sumo school, even though his passion is judo. Moreover, this documentary follows the 9 months of Takuya's learning, revealing the dreams and disappointments of a teenager who discovers the reality of the world of traditional sumo.
Saturday, 10th of July
Kleine Wölfe
Justin Peace (Germany/Nepal). 48'. VOSE
Together with other children, 11-year old Sonu, lives on the streets of Kathmandu. The daily routine is a struggle to survive in the caotic capital of Nepal, always in search of food, drugs, generous tourists and, especially, fun and adventures.
Saturday, 10th of July
To whom it may concern: Ka Shen's journey
Brian Jamieson. (USA). 105'. VOSE
Biographic documentary about the actress from Hong Kong Nancy Kwan, the first who opened the doors to the reception of Asian actors in the star system of Hollywood in the sixties.
Saturday, 17th of July
Prision sans Peine
Olga Prud'homme Farges(France/Philippines). 52'. VOSE
The preconceived idea of the situation of prisoners in the poorest countries is worse than what can be seen in prisons of «developed countries» exists. However, after a visit to Puerto Princesa City Jail, the director has come accross an environment where even happiness can be perceived.
Saturday, 24th of July
Nero's Guests
Deepa Bhatia (India). 55'. VOSE
In the last 10 years, around 200.000 peasants have committed suicide in India, but local media do not inform of it. Nero's Guests is an account of the agrarian crisis and the growing inequality in India, seen through the work of the journalist P. Sainath.
Saturday, 31st of July
Disorder
Weikai Huang (Xina). 58'. VOSE 2009 Young Jury Special mention Award of Cinčma du Rčel, France
The film shows more than twenty urban scenes in a collage that reveals the most absurd situations lived in the city, like a man childishly dancing in middle of a road or a car accident that causes the exit of dozens of pigs of a lorry, among others. |
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Out of the six chosen documentaries, Une vie normale, by the French director Coulon Jill, opens the panorama with a reflective look on the life of a sumo wrestler who must be subjected to the discipline of training. Justin Peace (Germany) observes the striking life conditions of children who live on the streets of Kathmandu and Olga Prud'homme Farges (France) is focused on a Philippine prison, where prisoners achieve to improve the life quality of the prison. The documentary Nero's Guests by Deepa Bhatia (India) follows the journalist P. Sainath in his analysis of the increase of cases of suicide that take place in rural India. Disorder, the work by Weikai Huang (China), winner of the special mention at the Festival de Cinéma du Rčel de 2009, closes the programme with its urban visions. |
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Casa Asia
Tagore Auditorium
Av. Diagonal, 373
Barcelona
Tel: 93 368 08 36
casaasia@casaasia.es
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