MA: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-ji
1989, Japanese. Directed by Takahiko Iimura.
The early sixteenth-century Japanese garden in the Zen temple of Ryoan-ji, in Kyoto, is considered a masterpiece of the karesansui or "dry landscape" style... In this film, the viewer is invited to experience the garden as an embodiment of ma, a Japanese concept that conveys both time and space... The aesthetic of the film is the message, it has the quality of an experimental film, a conceptual film-an artwork in itself. Good balance of music/visuals/titles. If not as compelling for some viewers as for others, still rated as very effective. Makes one want to visit the actual garden and experience its spiritual energy. – Art on Screen
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- 0h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 1989
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
- Written by
- Arata Isozaki, Takahiko Iimura
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MA: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-ji (1989) was directed by Takahiko Iimura.