Tale of Genji Art Gallery event Saturday 29 November
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Matthew Stavros
Nov 6, 2008, 10:15:35 PM11/6/08
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Genji Lecture
Saturday 29 November 2008
12noon
Domain Theatre, Lower Level 3
Art Gallery of New South Wales
What You Need to Know about The Tale of Genji
Dr Royall Tyler, Professor, Japan Centre, Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU (Retired), Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU.
In 2001, Dr Tyler published the third translation of The tale of Genji in English, a task that took eight years to accomplish. For this tremendous achievement, he was awarded the "Japan Foundation Award" in 2007 and in 2008 he was conferred the "Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon" by the Emperor of Japan for his outstanding contribution in making Japanese literature and culture accessible to non-Japanese audience. Dr Tyler will give an introduction to The tale of Genji, its author, its socio-cultural background and its impact on Japanese culture.
Admission free.
Genji Film
Saturday 29 November 2008
2pm
Domain Theatre, Lower Level 3
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Tale of Genji (Genji-monogatari)
Dir: Kozaburo Yoshimura 1951 (Japan)
121 mins 35mm B&W Rated R (unclassified)
Kazuo Hasegawa, Michiyo Kogure
Japanese with English subtitles
Praised in Japan for its delineation of characters and careful period recreations, Yoshimura's reinterpretation of the classic Japanese novel by Lady Murasaki from the early eleventh century (considered the world's first 'modern' novelist and the world's first novel) is a spectacular jidai-geki (period) film. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing a forbidden object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Kohei Sugiyama won the cinematography prize at Cannes in 1952 for the superb black and white photography.
Newly struck, imported 35mm print courtesy of the Japan Foundation.
Admission free.
(See attached file: Genji Lecture and Film.doc)
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<http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/> ANN MACARTHUR
Senior Coordinator of Asian Programs
ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Art Gallery Road The Domain Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
TELEPHONE + 61 2 9225 1702 FACSIMILE +61 2 9225 1842 www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au <www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au>
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12noon
Domain Theatre, Lower Level 3
Art Gallery of New South Wales
What You Need to Know about The Tale of Genji
Dr Royall Tyler, Professor, Japan Centre, Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU (Retired), Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU.
In 2001, Dr Tyler published the third translation of The tale of Genji in English, a task that took eight years to accomplish. For this tremendous achievement, he was awarded the "Japan Foundation Award" in 2007 and in 2008 he was conferred the "Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon" by the Emperor of Japan for his outstanding contribution in making Japanese literature and culture accessible to non-Japanese audience. Dr Tyler will give an introduction to The tale of Genji, its author, its socio-cultural background and its impact on Japanese culture.
Admission free.
Genji Film
Saturday 29 November 2008
2pm
Domain Theatre, Lower Level 3
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Tale of Genji (Genji-monogatari)
Dir: Kozaburo Yoshimura 1951 (Japan)
121 mins 35mm B&W Rated R (unclassified)
Kazuo Hasegawa, Michiyo Kogure
Japanese with English subtitles
Praised in Japan for its delineation of characters and careful period recreations, Yoshimura's reinterpretation of the classic Japanese novel by Lady Murasaki from the early eleventh century (considered the world's first 'modern' novelist and the world's first novel) is a spectacular jidai-geki (period) film. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing a forbidden object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Kohei Sugiyama won the cinematography prize at Cannes in 1952 for the superb black and white photography.
Newly struck, imported 35mm print courtesy of the Japan Foundation.
Admission free.
(See attached file: Genji Lecture and Film.doc)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
<http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/> ANN MACARTHUR
Senior Coordinator of Asian Programs
ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Art Gallery Road The Domain Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
TELEPHONE + 61 2 9225 1702 FACSIMILE +61 2 9225 1842 www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au <www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au>
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