Japan,
2008, 119 min
Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Takeshi KitanoCinematography:
Katsumi YanagijimaComposer:
Yuki KajiuraCast:
Takeshi Kitano, Kanako Higuchi, Kumiko Aso, Masayuki Ibu, 大森南朋, Ren Ōsugi, Susumu Terajima, ふせえり, Bobby Ologun, Natsumi Seto, 筒井真理子, Eri Tokunaga, Takeshi Obayashi (more)Plots(1)
Kitano Takeshi's newest film takes its title from a famous paradox by the pre-Socratic philosopher Zeno, which claimed that motion, time and change are nothing but illusions. Achilles and the Tortoise tackles the idea that art is a chimera, and follows the absurd, star-crossed life of Machisu, an artist with no talent. (...) Sophisticated and original, the film features a rich procession of paintings by Kitano himself. Though designed to represent the failure of an amateur artist, these works are actually quite fascinating. Furnishing an elegant subtext to the film's smooth narrative texture, the pictures write Machisu's emotional history, filling in his many silences. (Viennale)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Venice Film Festival
- 2008 - Takeshi Kitano (Golden Lion for Best Film)