Dreaming MurakamiNitesh Anjaan

Mette Holm, who is the Danish translator of Haruki Murakami, struggles to translate his latest novel. Suddenly a two meter-high frog appears in the Japanese subway. The animal begins to follow Holm in this visual representation of the unique position of a translator in relation to a writer and his literary work.

As his translator, Mette Holm feels a great responsibility towards the work of Murakami. She can argue for hours with colleagues about a single word, and tries her best to convey Japanese thoughts and philosophies to a Western audience. Her connection to his work is incredibly strong. This documentary visualizes the relationship by injecting elements from Murakami's fiction into Holm’s daily life: dream and reality merge as talking animals help the translator to understand the meaning of her life.

By highlighting this undervalued profession, the film reveals a new side of the artistic process. Holm realizes all too well how much Murakami depends on her work to reach the Danish reader. The mix of doubt and fascination about her subject is aptly translated into a side plot about the Frog, but the surreal images of Tokyo speak volumes.

 



Literature Magic realism Visually stunning


This screening will be preceeded by the short documentary


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Vertoond op editie(s) 2018
Screened at edition(s) 2018

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Directed by Nitesh Anjaan
Denmark
2017 58 min.
Danish, English en Japanese
Subtitles: English

Programme

International selection

credits
Director

Nitesh Anjaan

Producer

Pernille Tornøe Frederiksen, Signe Byrge Sørensen

Cinematography

Agabi Triantafillidis

Editing

Denniz Göl Bertelsen , Nikoline Løgstrup

Music

Anna Rosenkilde

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