Achilles And The Tortoise (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)

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After Takeshis & Glory to the Filmmaker, acclaimed filmmaker Kitano Takeshi completes his idiosyncratic trilogy on artistic rumination & creative crisis with Achilles & Tortoise. More accessible & audience-friendly than his previous two essays, Achilles & the Tortoise is told in three acts, following the art & adventures of an ardent, but middling artist at different stages in his navel-gazing life. Mocking art while making it, Kitano himself painted the films colorful artwork which delightfully parody the protagonist & modern art. Taking the films title from Zenos Achilles & Tortoise paradox positing that the fastest runner can never overtake the slowest, Kitano creates a fascinating character study full of offbeat humor, wry commentary, & self-absorbent reflection.

The son of a wealthy businessman, Machisu (Yoshioka Reo) discovers his passion, or perhaps obsession, for art at a young age. After his fathers bankruptcy & suicide, Machisu has to move in with his unwelcoming rural relatives, but that doesnt deter him from painting. In his teenage years, Machisu (Yanagi Yurei) engages in various off-the-wall artistic pursuits at art school, & meets his soulmate Sachiko (Aso Kumiko, Suite Dreams). In middle age, Machisu (Kitano Takeshi) & wife Sachiko (Higuchi Kanako, Memories of Tomorrow) stalwartly continue to chase after their lifelong passion & dreams. But at this point, one thing has become painfully clear: Machisu has no talent.