13/11/1989
Film club ‘Het Kwade Oog’ is screening the oldest Japanese film

ANTWERP - In its second season, film club "Het Kwade Oog" wants to continue working in the spirit of the disappeared film club "Het Linnen Venster". On November 14, two Japanese films will be shown in the Archives and Museum for Flemish Cultural Life. This evening will not take place under the name Europalia, but is no less interesting for that.
With the closure of the Filmhuis, the last opportunity to watch old films in Antwerp disappeared. In addition to the commercial circuit, there is Cartoon's cinema that moves on the dividing line, but it stops there. A number of enthusiasts toyed with the idea of ​​breathing new life into the old film club Het Linnen Venster, which still exists on paper. Not all former members agreed, so a new association was founded.

Belgian

In January of this year, a first evening was held with Charles Dekeukelaere's film "Het Kwade Oog", hence the name. This first season was characterized by the fact that only Belgian films were given a place on the silver screen. In the programming, preference is given to old films, which have a cinematic quality in themselves. The story has little importance, all attention goes to the way a film is made. For example, a number of experimental films are on the monthly program for the 1989-90 season.
A movie evening at Het Kwade Oog forms a complete whole. Each spectator receives a brochure explaining the film and there is an introduction to each screening. Sometimes the cinematographer is present. For example, Peter Kubelka will probably be a guest at the film night in April '90. Anyone who has an old 16mm film at home can always bring it along and provide an unannounced pre-film.

Japanese

The first film on Tuesday, November 14 is "A page of madness" (1926) by Teinosuke Kingasa, the oldest Japanese film of which a copy still exists. This silent film was considered lost until a copy was found in 1972, which surprised many critics. The film unfolds like a dream and is reminiscent of the French avant-garde classics, where the theme is related to Murnau's "Das Kabinett von Dr. Calagari". The screenplay was co-written by Yasunari Kawabate, who would become known as a Nobel Prize winner in 1968.
The second film is "Onibaba" (1964) by Kaneto Shindo, which portrays the harsh life in the Japanese countryside in the 14th century. In a beautiful setting of reed fields, the war between two clans creates a barbaric fable in feudal Japan. (PVC)
• The monthly performances of Het Kwade Oog always start at 8 p.m. in the Archive and Museum for Flemish Cultural Life, Minderbroederstraat 22 in Antwerp. If you would like more information or a program overview, please contact Filmklub Het Kwade Oog, Kattenberg 122 in Borger-. wood, tel. 03-236.82.59 or at De Andere Film, tel. 03-234.16.40. A ticket costs 150 francs.

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