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Talking the Pictures

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Year

2019

Running time

126 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Masayuki Suo

Screenwriter

Shozo Katashima

Cast

Producer

Toei

Genre

Drama. Comedy | Film In Film

Synopsis

A century ago in the period of silent motion pictures, the katsudo-benshi , known as katsuben, aroused audiences by providing live narration to films. A young man, dreaming to become a pro katsuben, works as an assistant in a theater. He soon blossoms his talent for narration, but...

Awards: 2020: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Newcomer of the Year. 8 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"[It] is overlong (...) But that’s hardly even a criticism of this otherwise joyously entertaining, inventively plotted, beautifully shot farce"

Jessica Kiang: Variety

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Talking the Pictures

2019

Masayuki Suo