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Slobodan Blagojevic

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Minamata, a Film About Eugene Smith
« on: October 11, 2021, 07:16:33 am »

With a special contribution by the American Loonie Left:

"Minimata, a film about Eugene Smith, has been 'buried' due to Johnny Depp scandal"

"Johnny Depp takes on the role of photojournalist Eugene Smith in Minimata – but MGM studios won't release it in the US"

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/minimata-a-film-about-eugene-smith-has-been-buried-due-to-johnny-depp-scandal?fbclid=IwAR28x10Dh2v-FSIli_wfT8B_raeq-FOK3zS76CAhgb6cx906REGMf47VRmk

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Minimata is a dramatization of what became Smith’s most important and recognizable body of work. In 1951, Chisso chemical company started dumping untreated wastewater into Minimata Bay on the West coast of Kyushu Island, Japan. Not long after, villagers started to notice cats getting ill and by 1956 humans were experiencing the same signs of poisoning.

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Despite MGM banning the release of the film in the US, it is still available to watch in the UK and Australia on YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV and Amazon Prime.

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Re: Minimata, a Film About Eugene Smith
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2021, 10:17:29 am »

Really, breaks my heart.

But hell, we can still throw up to Johnny Depp's perfume ads.

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Re: Minimata, a Film About Eugene Smith
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2021, 10:40:13 am »

I always thought that the name of the village was Minamata
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Re: Minamata, a Film About Eugene Smith
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2021, 10:45:17 am »

I always thought that the name of the village was Minamata

Yes, you are right. I copied the text from the Digital Camera World Magazine. Sounded strange, as I also remember it as Minamata, but then thought those guys should know better. 

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Re: Minamata, a Film About Eugene Smith
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2021, 07:02:09 pm »

Yes, you are right. I copied the text from the Digital Camera World Magazine. Sounded strange, as I also remember it as Minamata, but then thought those guys should know better.

Maybe the person who wrote the article has lots of experience in studio lightning but cannot read kanji :-)
Just a little joke  ;)
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