Commensal

Commensal

Release date : June 10, 2017
Runtime : 43m
Countries of origin : France / United Kingdom / United States of America /
Original Language : French / Japanese /
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A two-channel installation utilizing both digital video and 16mm film, Commensal focuses on the controversial figure of Issei Sagawa, who gained notoriety in 1981 when, as a graduate student in Paris, he murdered a fellow student and engaged in acts of cannibalism. After his release from a mental institution, Sagawa returned to Japan, and later appeared in innumerable documentaries and sexploitation films. In contrast to earlier journalistic documentaries on Sagawa, the film suspends moral judgment and explores a realm that eludes classification as either “documentary” or “pure fiction,” to instead chart the ambiguous territory between crime, fantasy, and social realities, between an individual and the economy of his public persona.
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  • title:Commensal
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2017
  • Runtime:43m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: France · United Kingdom · United States of America ·
  • Original Language: French · Japanese ·
  • Director: Véréna Paravel / Lucien Castaing-Taylor /
  • Writers:
  • Production companies:
  • Overview:A two-channel installation utilizing both digital video and 16mm film, Commensal focuses on the controversial figure of Issei Sagawa, who gained notoriety in 1981 when, as a graduate student in Paris, he murdered a fellow student and engaged in acts of cannibalism. After his release from a mental institution, Sagawa returned to Japan, and later appeared in innumerable documentaries and sexploitation films. In contrast to earlier journalistic documentaries on Sagawa, the film suspends moral judgment and explores a realm that eludes classification as either “documentary” or “pure fiction,” to instead chart the ambiguous territory between crime, fantasy, and social realities, between an individual and the economy of his public persona.
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