The Koumiko Mystery (Chris Marker, 1965) Part 1/5 - English Subtitles

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Marker studies a young Japanese woman, wandering about Tokyo during the 1964 Olympic games, asking her questions about how she feels about herself and the world. Koumiko comments vaguely on her feelings of separation from people and animals, of drifting with the tide of an anxious world. Amid the transience of a futuristic Worlds Fair-like atmosphere, Marker may exoticize Koumikos ancient beauty but the mystery of the films title is, quite simply, the mystery of individuality. She is not an ...