Millennium Actress
Sennen Joyuu
Millennium Actress blurs the lines between the past and the present, and truth and fiction, when a documentary filmmaker fulfills his quest to find the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, and learn why she mysteriously vanished at the height of her brilliant career. When Chiyoko grants the filmmaker’s request, he, in turn, presents her with a token – a key she had lost and thought was gone forever. The filmmaker could not have imagined that the key would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life, but also his own.
(Source: Dreamworks)
Note: The film received an early premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 28, 2001.
Millennium Actress blurs the lines between the past and the present, and truth and fiction, when a documentary filmmaker fulfills his quest to find the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, and learn why she mysteriously vanished at the height of her brilliant career. When Chiyoko grants the filmmaker’s request, he, in turn, presents her with a token – a key she had lost and thought was gone forever. The filmmaker could not have imagined that the key would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life, but also his own.
(Source: Dreamworks)
Note: The film received an early premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 28, 2001.
Millennium Actress blurs the lines between the past and the present, and truth and fiction, when a documentary filmmaker fulfills his quest to find the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, and learn why she mysteriously vanished at the height of her brilliant career. When Chiyoko grants the filmmaker’s request, he, in turn, presents her with a token – a key she had lost and thought was gone forever. The filmmaker could not have imagined that the key would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life, but also his own.
(Source: Dreamworks)
Note: The film received an early premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 28, 2001.
- 100
Bittersweet but optimistic. Satoshi Kon teaches us ambition and hope.
- 100
A beautiful fulfilling experience, that makes me glad that I watch movies
Millennium Actress is a spellbinding film.
- 91
Utterly spellbinding in its storytelling, eschewing of cliches, and its tribute to cinema as a whole.
- 90
A brilliant cinematic experience from the greatest director of our time. His technique really shines.
- 90
"I cried 53 times at this scene."
"Since when did this become a film?!"
