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The Japanese Paper Film Project
@kamifirumu.bsky.social
The Japanese Paper Film Project preserves 1930s Japanese paper films (紙フィルム or "kami firumu") and promotes research into these rare movies.

kamifirumu.scholar.bucknell.edu
Thanks for your kind words!
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If you’re a glutton for punishment, there’s a sequel focused more on PlayTime called Amuse œil
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Lucy Fischer and Kristen Thompson. I did an epic video essay on Playtime with eye tracking. Google “Visual Disturbances and Tati”. There’s a bibliography in the final credits
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thanks! Discussions are underway to bring the program to the UK.
October 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Love that film. Taught it for years.
September 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
PlayTime. Students initially hate it. But when discussing why they hate it, they mention details the other students missed & then they all realize they each saw a “different” PlayTime and then want to rewatch it to see the details they didn’t think were in the film & then realize Tati is a genius.
September 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I use Victor Fleming’s Bombshell (Jean Harlow).
A Meta Hollywood classical film about classical Hollywood. Interesting feminist angles, interesting commentary on precode movies. And surprisingly interesting commentary on publicity and marketing.
August 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM