2013 · documentary
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Directed by Mami Sunada1h 58m2013
Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.
Our read: The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013) reads as a warm, measured, grounded documentary entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, measured, gentle documentary, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- warm
- measured
- gentle
- intimate
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