Teinosuke Kinugasa

Madness indeed. A Page of Madness was made in 1926 on next to no budget, by a talented director aided by a group of demented avant-garde writers called the Shinkankakuha, who were determined to break free from the shackles of naturalism. For many years it was considered lost, until its director, Teinosuke Kinugasa, found a copy of the film in a storeroom in 1971. Still with a third of its footage missing, that’s the version you will see today. The other thing that needs saying before locking in is that it’s made with barely any gear. Kinugasa and co had no equipment to speak of, just a 16mm camera and eight lights. Remember … Read more