Yale Center for British Art – Japanese Film Series and Chamber Music Performance
Weekend events at the Yale Center for British Art include two film screenings as part of our Japanese film series, Japan on Film: Tradition and Modernity, East and West, and a chamber music performance. There will be a donation box at the information desk if you would like to contribute to the Yale Japan relief efforts.
White Calligraphy (1967, not rated, 11 minutes)
Saturday, March 26, 2 pm
Directed by Takahiko Iimura.
To create this exploration of the relationship between language and film, the experimental director Takahiko Iimura etched a character from the eighth-century Japanese chronicle Kojiki directly onto each frame of black unexposed film.
Tokyo-Ga (1985, not rated; 92 minutes)
Saturday, March 26, 2:30 pm
Directed by Wim Wenders
Award-winning director Wim Wenders’s moving homage to the celebrated filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. Clips from Ozu’s films are combined with footage of Tokyo, creating a complex fusion of the real and cinematic worlds. In Japanese with English subtitles.
The Soyulla Ensemble
Sunday, March 27, 2 pm
This prestigious chamber ensemble will perform works by English composers Jonathan Cole and Frank Bridge. The award-winning musicians include Kyu-Young Kim, violin, Pitnarry Shin, cello, and Wei-Yi Yang, piano.
All events are free and open to the public.
