“Having less is so much better,” [Wenders] continues. “As is being less distracted, being focused on fewer things. Most people, me included, are overwhelmed by all the stuff we’re supposed to read, see, own. Hirayama is not overwhelmed. He doesn’t need everything, and doesn’t want everything. His mind is much less cluttered, so he can see things. His reduction is a great charm, and it’s also the great power of the film. Reduction is bliss.” (x)
PERFECT DAYS (2023) dir. Wim Wenders
@pscentral event 26: minimalism