A.C. Film Club #149 - Centre Stage / The Ballad of Narayama

Elwood and Stephen take on a double feature starting with Stanley Kwan's award winning but Oscar snubbed biography of Ruan Lingyu Centre Stage charting her life and career. Listener Marcus completes the double bill with his The Ballard of Narayama by director Shōhei Imamura following the lives of a small mountain village and in particular the elder Orin as she prepares to be taken up the mountain while attempting to get her life in order. --- Opening Theme - Coffee Date Beat Provided By Produced By White Hot --- Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠

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A.C. Film Club #149 - Centre Stage / The Ballad of Narayama is an episode from Asian Cinema Film Club by Brainstew Productions.

This episode is 01:48:46 long.

This episode was published on Dec 1, 2025.

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