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Perfect Blue Series: Satoshi Kon: Beyond Imagination [June 27-July 1, 2008] Director: Satoshi Kon, Country: Japan, Release: 1998, Runtime: 80 “His hugely impressive debut.” – Dave Kehr, The New York Times "One part Dario Argento thriller, one part Bergman-esque fragmenting of female identity, and one part demoralizing wallow in the tatty world of B-list pop stars." - Grady Hendrix, The New York Sun "A startling and powerful film. If Alfred Hitchcock partnered with Walt Disney they'd make a picture like this." - Roger Corman "A twisted, disturbing and wholly involving thriller." - Jack Mathews, Daily News "An amazing feat of animation, a stylish psychological thriller... creates an increasingly terrifying world and pulls you into it with the effectiveness of a Hitchcock suspense classic" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times "Thriller-cum-philosophical-treatise...an excuse to indulge in a bit of the old animated ultraviolence." - Time Out New York Pop singer Mima Kirigoe leaves her girl group at the urging of her agent to take a stab at a career in acting, beginning with a part on the psycho-thriller TV series Double Blind. The show’s writer devises a scheme to change the public perception of Mima, but the new persona doesn’t sit well with at least one loyal fan, who seems bent on bringing back the old Mima by any means necessary. For his first film as a director, Satoshi Kon avoided the usual fantasy or science fiction plots that make up so much of Japanese anime, opting instead to create a modern-day thriller with clear overtones of Hitchcock. The animation style, at first simple and straightforward, gradually reveals hidden depths and deceptions. The growing confusion between Mima’s own life, her role on Double Blind and her existence on a fan’s blog introduces the idea of identity as commodity, a theme that Kon continued to explore in his later films.

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