The second in a three-part series on the year’s best repertory screenings
Tag: Karayuki-san: The Making of a Prostitute
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What I learned from Shohei Imamura’s documentaries
Final thoughts on the extraordinary nonfiction series that just ended at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
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Treasure, treachery, pirates, and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.
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Evening for a lady of the evening
Shohei Imamura’s 1975 documentary Karayuki-San profiles a former victim of forced prostitution in Japan.
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This weekend, disregard journalistic neutrality with the documentaries of Shohei Imamura
Previewing the six-film retrospective beginning this weekend at the Gene Siskel Film Center.