In our last TV Diary, I wrote about why Japanese television drama is such an object of fascination for me. In J-Drama, there is an investment in genres that I’m deeply interested in, such as the comedy and the romance. The storytelling is often a little more patient, a little more down-to-earth. And there’s a coterie…… Continue reading TV Diary – Romance x 2
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TV Diary #3 – Drama Roundup
TV Diary is by far the least read of our columns. It seems wise to ask ourselves then why we think it’s important to continue with it. It also seems important to define it. Obviously, it’s meant to as a space to discuss TV work that is interesting to us. But, frankly, in practice, it’s…… Continue reading TV Diary #3 – Drama Roundup
TV Diary #2 – Kimi wa Pet
How do you film a utopia? First, of course, you must try to define it in whatever terms you deem appropriate. Second, once you define it, then it is the matter of filming it. How to approach it? What distance to use? What lenses? How to determine the mise en scene? Because this idea of…… Continue reading TV Diary #2 – Kimi wa Pet
TV Diary #1 – Cross Game
Four Leaf Clover To be a cinephile does not mean to be anti-television. To be anti-television is a rather outdated position and simply ahistorical. The landscape of European film would be completely different without taking into consideration the films made for television (see Fassbinder, for example). But, on the whole, I remain suspicious of the…… Continue reading TV Diary #1 – Cross Game
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