It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi (2011)

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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.

Director: Philippe Grandrieux
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 73 min
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Cast

Music: Ferdinand Grandrieux
Cinematography: Philippe Grandrieux
Editing: Philippe Grandrieux
Production: Epileptic
Country: France
Language: Français, 日本語
Original Language: fr
More Films by Director: Philippe Grandrieux
More Films in Genre: Documentary

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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?
It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi stars Masao Adachi, Naruhiko Onozawa.
How long is It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi?
It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi has a runtime of 1h 13m (73 minutes).
What genre is It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi?
It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi is a Documentary film.
Where was It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi produced?
It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve - Masao Adachi was produced in France.