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AKEJI, THE BREATH OF THE MOUNTAIN
Deep in the mountains in the heart of Himuro Valley, Akeji and his companion Asako live sheltered from the world, in a retreat with a thatched roof, among the animals and the spirits of nature. Life flows without limits of space or time. Master Akeji, a renowned artist, is descended from a line of samurais and well versed in the sacred arts of the tea ceremony, the sabre, and calligraphy. This contemplative film reaches out to the senses, following the rhythm of the elements — water, fire, earth, and wind — and the cycle of seasons and time, fundamental themes of Japanese thought. This magnificent immersion in the world of an artist in total harmony with nature poetically portrays the cycle of life.
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WHEN CONTEMPORARY ART GOES OFF THE RAILS
Because it is a world of its own, prone to excess and controversy, contemporary art sometimes goes off the rails… as in the film The Square, directed by Ruben Östlund and awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. A museum curator confident in his moral integrity, only to soon discover it is merely a facade, a performance that goes wrong, very wrong: The Square delivers a scathing portrait of the contemporary art world. In Once Upon a Time… The Square, filmmaker Manuelle Blanc explores the behind-the-scenes of this film alongside Ruben Östlund. The Tirana Conspiracy by Manfredi Lucibello, meanwhile, tells the unbelievable yet true story of an enormous hoax, perhaps a symptom of the excesses of part of the art world, that targeted the Tirana Biennale. Finally, the films The Price of Everything by Nathaniel Kahn and the mockumentary Jaeborn, numéro par numéro by Roger Gariépy address the speculative frenzy generated by the most sought-after artists. Discover in this collection the dark side (which art world doesn’t have one?) of contemporary art…
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FRANCOPHONIE EN FÊTE !
Redécouvrez, à travers cette programmation, quelques un·e·s de celles et ceux qui font vibrer la langue française d’hier à aujourd’hui
Par la force de leurs mots et la singularité de leur regard, ces artistes francophones insufflent au français une portée poétique, sensible et engagée. De la plume affûtée de Marguerite Yourcenar à l’univers troublant de Gaétan Soucy, de la sensibilité cinématographique de Jennifer Alleyn à l’élan créateur de Raôul Duguay et d’Anne-Marie Tougas, toutes et tous font résonner la langue avec éclat. Cette programmation est une invitation à plonger dans leurs œuvres et à célébrer le français comme espace vivant de création.
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Photography, architecture, painting, dance, classical music, poetry… Documentaries on art, fiction, biographical films, recordings of shows, artistic performances or art videos, the ARTS.FILM platform offers eclectic content from here and elsewhere, rare in cinemas or on television, which will delight the most seasoned film lovers as well as a wider public looking for cultural and artistic discoveries of all kinds.
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ARTS.FILM’s mission is to reflect a diversity of cultures, genres, points of view, practices, and more. The collections and programs bring into dialogue artists from various communities, belonging to visible, cultural, sexual, and gender minorities, as well as representatives of First Nations and Inuit communities. A non-profit initiative, ARTS.FILM redistributes receipts equitably to artists and rights holders. A significant share is returned directly to the arts sector.
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