The Anabasis of May and Fusako Shigenobu, Masao Adachi, and 27 Years Without Images

Overview

A film on exile, revolution, landscapes and memory, Anabasis brings forth the remarkable parallel stories of Adachi and May, one a filmmaker who gave up images, the other a young woman whose identity-less existence forbade keeping images of her own life. Fittingly returning the image to their lives, director Eric Baudelaire places Adachi and May’s revelatory voiceover reminiscences against warm, fragile Super-8mm footage of their split milieus, Tokyo and Beirut. Grounding their wide-ranging reflections in a solid yet complex reality, Anabasis provides a richly rewarding look at a fascinating, now nearly forgotten era (in politics and cinema), reminding us of film’s own ability to portray—and influence—its landscape.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 8, 2011

Original language

French

Spoken languages

English, Japanese, French

Countries

France

Cast

Mei Shigenobu,Masao Adachi

Director

Eric Baudelaire

Writer

Eric Baudelaire

Cinematography

Eric Baudelaire

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2006160