Dreaming Murakami, a 2017 documentary about Mette Holm, Murakami's Danish translator written and directed by Nitesh Anjaan, can be watched online until Monday, 1PM EST (or 7PM in most of Europe). On the IDFA website (International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam), where the film premiered in 2017, it is referred to as "lovingly crafted glimpse into Holm's life."
It is a rare opportunity to observe a translator (and a Murakami translator to boot) at work and almost get inside her head. The film has a great atmosphere, shows modern Japan, and features one of Murakami characters, a giant frog from Murakami's 1998 story "Kaeru kun, Tōkyō o sukuu" ("Super Frog Saves Tokyo," English translation by Jay Rubin, 2002).
The movie makes one wish one knew Danish to be able to read Mette's translations!
(both pictures from the movie's website: dreamingmurakami.com)
You can watch the film on dreamingmurakami.com here.
It is a rare opportunity to observe a translator (and a Murakami translator to boot) at work and almost get inside her head. The film has a great atmosphere, shows modern Japan, and features one of Murakami characters, a giant frog from Murakami's 1998 story "Kaeru kun, Tōkyō o sukuu" ("Super Frog Saves Tokyo," English translation by Jay Rubin, 2002).
The movie makes one wish one knew Danish to be able to read Mette's translations!
(both pictures from the movie's website: dreamingmurakami.com)
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| Nitesh and Mette at the film's premiere at IDFA in Amsterdam (http://www.finalcutforreal.dk/news-blog/2017/11/22/world-premiere-of-dreaming-murakami-at-idfa-2017) |
You can watch the film on dreamingmurakami.com here.
