Maison Hermes 10F Le Studio
“A World Through Documentary Film.”
Maison Hermès opened in 2001, and this year marks the 10th anniversary of its inception. The “Le Studio” the cinema, on the 10th floor of Maison Hermès, was an integral part of the scene and amenities from the start, and has screened a steady stream of highly distinctive film programs.
This year, celebrating the annual theme of “Contemporary Artisans,” Hermès has produced the documentary film Hearts and Crafts. Together with this film, Le Studio is also presenting a special program that focuses on documentary film. As the selections made by Le Studio, three films will be shown to illustrate the artisans who have lived and worked in Paris over the generations, along with their outstanding professionalism. These works were produced under the editorial supervision of Alexandre Tsékénis, scenic artist and instructor at the renowned Paris-based French state film school École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de I’Image et du Son (La fémis).
Also on the program will be films from the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, an event held in Yamagata Prefecture that has captured keen international attention for over two decades as the largest film festival devoted to documentary creations. This will include four highly recommended films fresh this year’s competition entries, as well as five productions from the Festival’s illustrious archives.
Le Studio, the small private cinema in Ginza, will become an intersection of observation through the lenses of documentary films with the essence of variety and perspective.
A. Hearts and Crafts (2011) -produced by Hermes
by Frédéric Laffont and Isabelle Dupuy-Chavanat.
B. Paris and the Artisans, three films selected by Le Studio
Les petits métiers de Paris (1932) by Pierre Chenal
C’est le chapeau qui fait l’homme (1996) by Bernard Lascazes
Daguerréotypes (1975) by Agnès Varda
C. Works from Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival- Selections from the Festival’s archives
Picture of Light (1994)（1995 優秀賞） by Peter Mettler
The Underground Orchestra (1997)（1999 審査員特別賞）by Heddy Honigmann
Shepherds’ Journey into the Third Millennium (2002) by Erich Langjahr
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (2004) by Pirjo Honkasalo
Encounters (2006)（2007 山形市長賞） by Pierre-Marie Goulet
D. Works from Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival- Selections from this year’s competition
Nomad’s Home (2010) by Iman Kamel
Position Among the Stars (2010) by Leonard Retel Helmrich
The Embrace of the River (2010) by Nicolas Rincon Gille
Day is Done (2011) by Thomas Imbach
*All YIDFF films are in English or with English subtitles.
E. Special Program “TEZA”
TEZA (2008) by Haile Gerima
*All the films will be shown in their original languages with Japanese subtitle.
**All YIDFF films are in English or with English and Japanese subtitles.
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Asia’s first international documentary film festival, launched in 1989 and convened this year for the 12th time. An event hosted once every two years, the films selected for this year’s festival will be screened at a number of locations in Yamagata City from October 6 to 13.
Venue: Le Studio, 10th floor of Maison Hermès
Screening Period: September 30 (Friday) ~ November 27 (Sunday), 2011
Telephone reservations required, admission free
Screening Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 / 14:00 / 17:00 Fridays 19:00
Reservations: From September 9 (Friday).
Tel: (03) 3569 3300 (Open hours: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00p.m.)
Fax: (03) 3569 3612
Reservations will be closed for fully booked dates and times.
Le Studio, 10th floor of Maison Hermès, 5-4-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061