Haruki Murakami: From Underground to 1Q84
Haruki Murakami: From Underground to 1Q84
dir. Claire Laborey
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France
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2024
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52 min
venue
date
time
available
Kinoteka, 4
2025-05-10
19:30
Iluzjon, Mała Czarna
2025-05-11
18:45
Kinoteka, 7
2025-05-13
14:45
Kinoteka, 2
2025-05-16
12:00
Iluzjon, Mała Czarna
2025-05-17
12:30
The film takes us on a journey through Murakami’s work, showing how the Tokyo subway attack, orchestrated by members of the Aum cult in March 1995, transformed him as a writer.
The Tokyo subway attack, orchestrated by members of the Aum cult in March 1995, profoundly impacted Haruki Murakami’s life and transformed him as a writer. In the months that followed, he collected testimonies from victims and some members of the Aum sect. His essay Underground was an attempt to explore the deeper causes of the tragedy, beyond the superficial media coverage. This work ultimately inspired one of his most internationally renowned novels: 1Q84 The film takes us on a captivating journey through Murakami’s work.
- duration:
- 52 min
- country / year of production:
- France / 2024
- director:
- Claire Laborey
- cinematography:
- Ivan Kovac, Claire Laborev
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2025 - Millennium Docs Against Gravity: World Premiere
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