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It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi

Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution - Masao Adachi

Synopsis

The first in a planned series of films about radical filmmakers by film critic Nicole Brenez and filmmaker Philippe Grandrieux, It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve is a portrait of Masao Adachi, who emerged during the Japanese New Wave of the 1960s as a screenwriter for Nagisa Oshima and Koji Wakamatsu, and directed a series of avant-garde films that grafted radical politics to the sexploitation genre. A 1971 visit to a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) training camp while on the way back from Cannes resulted in Adachi's most infamous film, the agit-prop documentary Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War, which he co-directed with Wakamatsu. Soon after, Adachi joined a splinter cell of the Japanese Red Army in Lebanon, where he stayed from 1974 until he was deported to Japan in 1997 to serve time for passport violations.

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director
Philippe Grandrieux
Original Score
Ferdinand Grandrieux
Original Title
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution - Masao Adachi
Country of Origin
France
Spoken Languages
French, Japanese
Runtime
1h 13m
Production Studios
Epileptic

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Philippe Grandrieux

Original Score & Music

Ferdinand Grandrieux

Director of Photography

Philippe Grandrieux

Film Editing

Philippe Grandrieux

Producers

Annick Lemonnier

Department Leadership Roster

Philippe Grandrieux

Philippe Grandrieux

Director

Annick Lemonnier

Producer

Philippe Grandrieux

Philippe Grandrieux

Director of Photography

Philippe Grandrieux

Philippe Grandrieux

Editor

Official cinematic photography and background stills for It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi.

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What is It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi about?

The first in a planned series of films about radical filmmakers by film critic Nicole Brenez and filmmaker Philippe Grandrieux, It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve is a portrait of Masao Adachi, who emerged during the Japanese New Wave of the 1960s as a screenwriter for Nagisa Oshima and Koji Wakamatsu, and directed a series of avant-garde films that grafted radical politics to the sexploitation genre. A 1971 visit to a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) training camp while on the way back from Cannes resulted in Adachi's most infamous film, the agit-prop documentary Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War, which he co-directed with Wakamatsu. Soon after, Adachi joined a splinter cell of the Japanese Red Army in Lebanon, where he stayed from 1974 until he was deported to Japan in 1997 to serve time for passport violations.

Who directed It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi?

It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi was directed by Philippe Grandrieux.

Who stars in It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi?

The principal cast of It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi includes Masao Adachi, Naruhiko Onozawa.

When was It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi released and how long is it?

It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 1h 13m.

Who composed the musical score for It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi?

The original motion picture soundtrack for It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi was composed by Ferdinand Grandrieux.