Friday, October 8, 2010

KWAIDAN (Japan) showing at the Hamilton Gallery on October 30, 2010


MOVING PICTURES AT THE
HAMILTON gALLERY
5502 Harford Rd.
Hamilton, Baltimore, 21214

KWAIDAN
("Ghost Story")


Saturday Oct. 30, 2010
2:00 PM

Admission is Free but donations welcomed

Introduction and Discussion led by Reed Hessler, Radio announcer and avid film collector

Kwaidan - "Ghost Story" - is a 1964 Japanese portmanteau film directed by Masaki Kobayashi; It is based on stories from Lafcadio Hearn’s collections of Japanese folk tales. The film consists of four separate, unrelated stories. Awarded Special Jury Prize at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination.