千年女優 / Millenium Actress (2001)
November 3, 2010
Director: 今 敏, Kon Satoshi
So, Satoshi Kon is dead, sadly, and no more will his beautiful works of film grace the screens (except for his single post-humous work). I enjoyed Tokyo Godfathers and Paranorma Agent, so I’ve made it a personal goal to watch the rest of his movies (including watching Perfect Blue for the first time in ten years). Satoshi Kon’s movies invariably end up leaving you wondering what just happened, so the appeal stems from my love of directors like David Lynch and Terry Gilliam. In Millenium Actress, a director is making a documentary about a famous actress who has been in hiding for thirty years. As she relates the story of her life, the director and cameraman become supporting figures in her delusions, as the line between reality and fiction blurs further and further. High quality film about the nature of truth and love (at least, that’s what I took away from it).
