Perfect Blue
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Perfect Blue
May 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:35 pm
1997 – 1 hr 21 min – R
This stylish Japanese animated thriller tells the story of Mima, a former teen pop idol turned actress trying to forge and hold onto her identity. As she questions her career choices, deals with a stalker, and discovers a blog impersonating her, Mima starts to lose her grip on reality. Created at the dawn of the internet age, Satoshi Kon’s PERFECT BLUE is a cult classic about the dark side of fan worship and is considered one of the best animes of all time. In Japanese with subtitles. Rated R.
Join us online on MON, MAY 20 at 7:30 pm for our Deep Focus virtual seminar and discussion of PERFECT BLUE with Nikolina Dobreva, assistant professor of Film and Media Culture at Middlebury College. Register here ››
Director – Satoshi Kon
Country – Japan
Language – Japanese (with subtitles)
Aspect Ratio – 1.85