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"The Inland Sea"
1991
Directed by Lucille Carra

Lucille Carra, with Brian Cotnoir, re-creates the lyrical vision of old Japan captured by Donald Richie in his classic travel memoir.  Richie, one of the foremost Western authorities on Japanese cinema and culture, juxtaposes the ongoing conflict between traditional and modern values with the serene beauty of the area known as the Inland Sea. The result is a rewarding personal journey for the heart, the mind, and the senses. Enhanced by the breathtaking cinematography of Hiro Narita (Never Cry Wolf) and the music of famed composer Toru Takemitsu (Ran, Black Rain, Kwaidan), The Inland Sea documents a centuries-old way of  life that is rapidly disappearing. Digitally remastered with new subtitles, new digital audio-video film-to-tape transfer, supervised by Lucille Carra. "The film's images and Ms. Carra's use of them superbly serve the Richie subtext, which  is that everything we see is passing out of existence, being devoured here as elsewhere by the needs of a different world." - Vincent Canby, The New York Times. English and Japanese with English subtitles. Color and Black and white.  57 minutes.