Flicker Alley

[andyli]

It’s funny people’s first reaction towards a set called The Art of Benshi is finding it annoying and asking if it could be turned off.

[domino harvey]

I mean, it is really annoying, at least based on the Mizoguchi ones I’ve seen. I doubt many people make it to the end without switching tracks or muting and reading the subtitles, descriptions of it don’t really give perspective on what it’s like to sit through something so counterintuitive to how we traditionally watch films

I will point out that Flicker Alley did pick the far superior of the two Mizoguchi features in this style to restore here, so that’s great news for everyone