Chic, le sport ! Ⅸ – Etats de grâce et de violence Short Film Selection

[Program title]Chic, le sport ! Ⅸ – Etats de grâce et de violence　Short Film Selection
[Film title]
&nbsp&nbsp&nbspLa natation par Jean Taris
&nbsp&nbsp&nbspLe Train Bleu
&nbsp&nbsp&nbspKOK
&nbsp&nbsp&nbspTennis Elbow
&nbsp&nbsp&nbspLullaby
[Date] 2013.9.1 – 9.29
[Screen time] 70 min.
[Place] Maison Hermès 10F 5-4-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061

①La natation par Jean Taris
1931 / France / 9 min / Black and White / 35mm
Director: Jean Vigo
Cast: Jean Taris

②Le Train Bleu
1994 / France / 25 min / Color / 35mm
Director: Yvon Gérault
Scenario: Jean Cocteau
Music: Darius Milhaud
Cast: Elisabeth Maurin, Nicholas Le Riche, Clotilde Vayer, Laurent Queval

③KOK
1988 / France / 4 min / Color / 35mm
Director: Régine Chopinot
Decors: Marc Caro
Costume: Jean-Paul Gaultier
Cast: Marie Auger, Lee Black , Poonie Dobsonm, Joseph Lennon, Régine Chopinot

④Tennis Elbow
2012 / France / 16 min / Color / Digital
Ditrector/Writer: Vital Philippot
Cast: Martin de Myttenaere, Marc Chaulet, Philippe Rebbot, Catherine Vinatier

⑤Lullaby
2010 / Japan / 13 min 11 sec / Color / HDV
Director: Miwa Yanagi

The pursuit of physical performance is an aesthetic goal found not only in sports but in dance as well. The elegant, refined movements of dance works such as the legendary ballet “Le Train Bleu” and a movie featuring the perfect swim stroke of Jean Taris completely captured my imagination. The human instincts displayed at the site of battle serve as the origins of sports and reflect gender issues and aspects of society.
This is a short selection that touches on multi-layered reality of sports.