Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)

Original title

アキレスと亀

Directed by

Takeshi Kitano

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 59m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 108 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles to succeed as a painter over many decades, facing personal and professional setbacks. The film follows his obsessive pursuit of artistic recognition from childhood into old age.

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What happens

Achilles and the Tortoise (Japanese: アキレスと亀, Hepburn: Akiresu to Kame) is a 2008 Japanese film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano. The film is the third and final part of Kitano's surreal autobiographical trilogy, starting with Takeshis' and continuing with Glory to the Filmmaker! The title Achilles and the Tortoise refers to the motion paradox by Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, Achilles and the Tortoise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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