Laissé inachevé à Tokyo

Laissé inachevé à Tokyo

A Short film of

Olivier Assayas

Produced by

Palo Alto Productions

Production year1982

Runtime22 min

Laissé inachevé à Tokyo

Credits

Director (1)

Olivier Assayas
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Actors (5)

Elli Medeiros

Elli Medeiros

László Szabó

László Szabó

Benoît Ferreux

Benoît Ferreux

Pascal Aubier

Pascal Aubier

Arielle Dombasle

Arielle Dombasle

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Palo Alto Productions

Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage

Full credits (9)

Screenwriter : Olivier Assayas

Director of Photography : Denis Lenoir

Assistant Director : Pascal Ridao

Editor : Luc Barnier

Sound Recordist : Patrick Baroz

Costume designer : Jézabel Carpi

Production Manager : Rodolphe Pélicier

Continuity supervisor : Valérie Pêcheur

Production Designer : Jean-Paul Ginet

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10 NOVEMBER 2023

"The circulation between Western and Eastern art is almost in my genes” Olivier Assayas

Left incomplete in Tokyo... Between fiction and reality, a fake spy story, but a true story of time difference.
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Olivier Assayas' first financed film, Laissé inachevé à Tokyo defends the idea of a different, hybrid kind of filmmaking. Radical in its staging, experimental in its structure, we could believe we’re watching a film noir or a B-movie. Thanks to this magnificently restored version, we are surprised to find ourselves strolling through a black-and-white version of Tokyo, entirely reconstructed in the studio. For the 40th anniversary of the release of the film, dive back into this spy movie that preceded Olivier Assayas’ unique and rich cinematography.

#OlivierAssayas #Japan #Tokyo #Paris #french #cinema #film #festival #movie #arthouse

Laissé inachevé à Tokyo

Laissé inachevé à Tokyo

Laissé inachevé à Tokyo

Laissé inachevé à Tokyo

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Metaphysics
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 1982
Runtime : 22 min
Visa number : 55960
Visa issue date : 20/01/1983
Production formats : 16mm
Color type : Black & White
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Mono

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