ANNUAL FESTIVITIES AND CEREMONIES
BEAUTY REBORN
BORN AGAIN
COULD YOU
CUSTOMS AND MANNERS
GEORGE HENDRIK BREITNER
GLAD TO BE ALIVE
HEATED COMPETITION: JONKARA-BUSHI
HOKUSAI RETURNS
IZUMI ANDO: METAL SCULPTOR
JAPAN: SPIRIT AND FORM SERIES
JOHANNES VERMEER (1632 - 1675)
KOHEI MIYATA: GOLDSMITH
LACQUER DREAMS OF GLASS, SHOGYO OHBA'S CHALLENGE: LACQUERER
LIFE MUST GO ONMONDRIAAN - FROM THE FIGURATIVE TO THE ABSTRACT
W.A. MOZART
WOLFGANG AMADE MOZART
OPERABALL
ORIGAMI- THE ART OF PAPER FOLDING
ORIGAMI-THE FOLDING PAPER OF JAPAN
PAULUS POTTER
PROFILES OF DETERMINATIONS
RYOJI KOIE: POTTER
SHINGO KOJIMA: CABINETMAKER
JAN STEEN, PAINTER AND STORYTELLER
JOHANN STRAUSS
TAKING BLESSINGS DOOR TO DOOR
TRADITION OF PERFORMING ARTS IN JAPAN (THE)
VAN GOGH, A MUSEUM FOR VINCENT
VIENNA BOYS' CHOIR
WHEN MOUTH AND FEET BECOME HANDS
WHERE THERE IS A WILL
WOMEN IN KIMONO


ANNUAL FESTIVITIES AND CEREMONIES
While most Japanese people have no fixed or exclusive religious affiliation, at times they do express belief very fervently, invoking the deity or creed appropriate to the occasion. This video focuses on belief as expressed in ceremonies and during annual celebrations. The heart and soul of the Japanese, often incomprehensible to the foreign eye, is vividly depicted against Japan's beautiful panorama.
Consulate General of Japan
45703 (VHS) (Eng) 30 minutes

BEAUTY REBORN
The six-year restoration of Katsura Imperial Villa is documented. One of Japan's most precious cultural relics, 17th century Katsura originally took over 50 years to construct.
Consulate General of Japan
45660 (VHS) (Eng) 50 minutes

BORN AGAIN
This presentation relates to the struggle of these handicapped artists to maintain their independence. Meet some of these remarkable people, see their impressive creations and listen to their unique success stories. Their message is inspirational and delightful to all. Golden Plaque winner at the Intercom Film Festival in Chicago.
Association of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists
45475 (VHS) (Eng) 27minutes

COULD YOU
This film is about artists deprived of the use of their hands, but still contributing to the expression of art, has no commercial message, solicitation or other promotional material.
Association of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists
45620 (VHS) (Eng) 27 minutes
46362 (VHS) (Fr)

CUSTOMS AND MANNERS
An introduction to aspects of life and work in Japan, including bowing, business meetings and other traditions that make up the fabric of Japanese society.
Consulate General of Japan
45694 (VHS) (Eng) 30 minutes


GEORGE HENDRIK BREITNER
George Hendrik Breitner is best known as a painter of views of nineteenth century Amsterdam. He led a evenful life, contending with such contemporaries as Van Gogh and Willem Maris.
Royal Netherlands Embassy
47004 (VHS) (Eng) 37 minutes
47094 (VHS) (Fr)

GLAD TO BE ALIVE
An interesting look at the life of mouth painter Mykola Bidniak, a Toronto born artist, and his participation in society. His coping with day to day living as well as the lives of other disabled artists is emphasized. This film was awarded the GOLD AWARD in the category of Art during the International Film & TV Festival, New York in 1983.
Association of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists
45474 (VHS) (Eng) 20 minutes
45618 (VHS) (Fr)

HEATED COMPETITION: JONKARA-BUSHI
In May 1990, the Tsugaru Jamisen National Contest selected 19 year old Kazuo Shibuya as national champion of the traditional Japanese banjo-like musical instrument.
Consulate General of Japan
45656 (VHS) (Eng) 45 minutes

HOKUSAI RETURNS
Ukiyo-e is the Japanese woodblock print of the Edo period (1603-1867), and not even one complete set of Edo-period wood blocks remained in Japan until August, 1986, when 527 woodblocks of Katsushika Hokusai, the Ukiyo-e master of Japan, were discovered at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The video attempts to find out why they were in Boston, and introduces the impact of the discovery on the art world.
Consulate General of Japan
45686 (VHS) (Eng) 57 minutes

IZUMI ANDO: METAL SCULPTOR
Ando's speciality is the creation of larger-than-life animals sculpted in copper. The video focuses on one work, a lion with lion-tamer entitled "The Chances of an Upset".
Consulate General of Japan
45651 (VHS) (Eng) 30 minutes

JAPAN: SPIRIT AND FORM SERIES
Hosted by one of Japan's best-known art and literary critics, Shuichi Kato, this series compares art and culture in Japan to that of various other countries. The first and last instalments of this ten-part series of 45 minute programmes give a broad overview. Each of the other programmes focuses on one major aspect of Japanese culture, introducing works from prehistory to modern times.
Consulate General of Japan
45677 (VHS) (Eng)
"The Meeting of the Gods and the Buddha"
45678 (VHS) (Eng)
"Discovery of the "Pure Land"
45679 (VHS) (Eng)
"The Japanese Ink Painting"
45680 (VHS) (Eng)
"The Rimpa School Crosses the Ocean"
45681 (VHS) (Eng)
"The Cosmos in the Hand"
45682 (VHS) (Eng)
"Women in Ukiyo-e"
45683 (VHS) (Eng)
"Escape into Fantasy"
45684 (VHS) (Eng)
"Tokyo: The Changing Metropolis"
45685 (VHS) (Eng)
"Adventures on the way to the 21st Century"

JOHANNES VERMEER (1632 - 1675)
Johannes Vermeer was one of the Greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. The high standard of his work has won the admiration of the world. Few artists have equalled Vermeer's craftsmanship or his mastery of light and illusion. This short video traces the painstaking process of restoring the master's "View of Delft" and his "Girl with the pearl earring". The restoration has generated a wealth of new information about Vermeer's painting technique and his use of perspective.
Royal Netherlands Embassy
47007 (VHS) (Eng) 7 minutes
47096 (VHS)(Fr)

KOHEI MIYATA: GOLDSMITH
Miyata uses the lost-wax process to create highly original jewellery. He also combines traditional and modern materials in unusual sculptures. As he works, Miyata talks on camera.
Consulate General of Japan
45650 (VHS) (Eng) 30 minutes

LACQUER DREAMS OF GLASS, SHOGYO OHBA'S CHALLENGE: LACQUERER
Shogyo Ohba (73), an authority on Japanese lacquer, completes an epoch-making work combining the traditions of Japan and France, lacquer and glass.
Consulate General of Japan
45653 (VHS) (Eng) 45 minutes

LIFE MUST GO ON
Three featurettes about the unique circumstances that brought nine artists deprived of the use of their hands face to face with reality. Each one has managed to build an existence that is personally fulfilling and meaningful. These featurettes are a poignant statement of one's ability to overcome disability.
Association of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists
45622 (VHS) (Eng) 9 minutes

MONDRIAAN - FROM THE FIGURATIVE TO THE ABSTRACT
Documentary about the life and work of Piet Mondriann, on of this century's most important artists. The film, made in collaboration with The Hague Municipal Museum, traces the development of Mondriaan's oeuvre and analyses its significnace. Beginning with his early work (pre 1910), it embraces his Cubist period; the emergence, aims and characteristic features of De Stijl; and the periods spent in Paris and New York.
Royal Netherlands Embassy
47010 (VHS) (Eng) 17:45 minutes
47093 (VHS) (Fr)

W.A. MOZART
Follow in Mozart's footsteps from his birthplace in Salzburg in 1756 to his death in 1791.
(musical background only)
Consulate General of Austria 46773 (VHS) 15 minutes
Not available to Elementary & High Schools

WOLFGANG AMADE MOZART
The genesis from first rehearsal to the performance of "la nozze de Figaro" is one plotstring. The other one depicts Mozart's life and work in Salzburg and Vienna.
Consulate General of Austria
46774 (VHS) (Eng) 25 minutes
Not available to Elementary & High Schools

OPERA BALL
The social event of international status, the festival of elegance, runway for international high society. A Strauss spectacle.
Consulate General of Austria
46772 (VHS) (Eng) 5 minutes
Not available to Elementary & High Schools

ORIGAMI- THE ART OF PAPER FOLDING
The traditional Japanese craft of paper folding is explained through examples and clear instructions. Some of the finished works are shown as animated pictures against real-life backgrounds.
Consulate General of Japan
45661 (VHS) (Eng) Parts I-II 60 minutes
45662 (VHS) (Eng) Parts III-IV 60 minutes

ORIGAMI-THE FOLDING PAPER OF JAPAN
Origami, the centuries-old Japanese art of paper folding, still enjoys great popularity among the young and old alike. Parents encourage this pastime at home, often ordering instruction booklets for their children to help them create new and intricate figures.
Consulate General of Japan
42090 (VHS) (Eng) 16 minutes

PAULUS POTTER
The Pleasures of Paulus Potter's Countryside. - Paulus Potter is the master painter of Holland's Golden Age who displayed great versatility and imagination in the portrayal of cows and other domestic animals as well as genre paintings, farm life and the hunt. In this film about Potter's life and artistic career, the characteristics of his work are examined: the precise composition, the minute detail, the realism, the low placement of the horizon in the Dutch landscape with it's soft, golden light and the sense of space.
Royal Netherlands Embassy
46015 (VHS) (Eng) 25 minutes
46596 (VHS) (Fr)

PROFILES OF DETERMINATIONS
Three short video featurettes give us insight into the lives of a number of courageous and determined individuals. Deprived of the use of their hands due to illness, accidents or birth defects, they replace the missing hands to paint with mouth or foot. We are introduced to people who share the common hardship of being handicapped but, who also share a very positive outlook on their lives. Working as artists in spite of their physical limitations, they prove that "although one door may close, another may be opened."
Association of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists
46894 (VHS) (Eng) 16 minutes
45616 (VHS) (Fr)

RYOJI KOIE: POTTER
Koie makes not only traditional everyday ware, but also avant-garde works which are esteemed internationally. The video shows Koies personality emerging in his constant struggle with clay.
Consulate General of Japan
45649 (VHS) (Eng) 30 minutes

SHINGO KOJIMA: CABINETMAKER
As Kohima makes his furniture he engages in an interesting struggle between the direction of his creativity and the very nature of trees. As he goes about his work, he tells us about his feelings. The video follows Kojima's life with wood in a workshop situated in natural surrounding.
Consulate General of Japan
45652 (VHS) (Eng) 30 minutes

JAN STEEN, PAINTER AND STORYTELLER
Rembrandt and Vermeer are the best known painters of Holland's Golden Age. But the Dutch are no less proud of Jan Steen (1626-1679), a painter with a humorous and lively touch. His domestic scenes, often exposing the comical and unseemly side of family life, are legendary. The Dutch expression "a Jan Steen household" is used today to refer to a chaotic, topsy-turvy home. However, Steen was also a subtle and gifted painter. The legacy he left us comprises a total of almost 400 paintings, which include biblical as well as secular scenes.
Royal Netherlands Embassy
47000 (VHS) (Eng) 20 minutes

JOHANN STRAUSS
Portrait of the legendary 19th century waltz king, milestones in the turbulent life of a megastar.
Consulate General of Austria
46767 (VHS) (Eng) 25 minutes
Not available to Elementary & High Schools

TAKING BLESSINGS DOOR TO DOOR
Ise Dai Kagura are known for their performances in front of people's houses. This art form has become quite rare in Japan due to the lack of successors. Mr. Kimura and his family, trying to preserve the tradition, travel to various parts of Western Japan performing different tricks in front of people's doors.
Consulate General of Japan
45643 (VHS) (Eng) 45 minutes

TRADITION OF PERFORMING ARTS IN JAPAN (THE)
Presented here is an inside look at traditional Japanese theatre including kabuki, noh and bunraku, including seldom seen backstage preparations.
Consulate General of Japan
45688 (VHS) (Eng) 45 minutes

VAN GOGH, A MUSEUM FOR VINCENT
A museum dedicated exclusively to the work of Vincent van Gogh. This would have been totally inconceivable to the painter himself. He felt he was too misunderstood to be appreciated by the public - in his own time at least. The world - famous collection of the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh in Amsterdam has served as the basis for this documentary. Location shots in the Netherlands, Belgium and France contribute to creating a living impression of the life and work of one of the world's greatest painters: Vincent van Gough.
Royal Netherlands Embassy
47022 (VHS) (Eng) 30 minutes
47095 (VHS) (Fr)

VIENNA BOYS' CHOIR
A day in the life of the world famous choir - founded 500 years ago - from education to sports, from rehearsals and studiowork to performances.
Consulate General of Austria
46771 (VHS) (Eng) 25 minutes
Not available to Elementary & High Schools

WHEN MOUTH AND FEET BECOME HANDS
This video looks at several Canadian artists. These men and women are like you and me! Although they have lost their arms and hands, or the use of these limbs through illness, accident or genetic disorder, they have fought a great battle and won. Instead of a life stagnant in social backwaters, dependent on government support and with little hope for a promising future, they now improve their standard of living to be free of worries and to dedicate themselves to their work as artists.
Association of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists
46879 (VHS) (Eng) 27 minutes
46948 (VHS) (Fr)

WHERE THERE IS A WILL
This presentation reflects how these physically disabled artists have established themselves as working artists with the help of the Association. It was awarded the second prize in the category of Education during the International Rehabilitation Film Festival 1979 in New York.
Association of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists
45621 (VHS) (Eng) 27 minutes

WOMEN IN KIMONO
The kimono is Japan's national dress and has gained recognition the world over for its elegant beauty.
Consulate General of Japan
42089 (VHS) (Eng) 11 minutes