Suo Masayuki has created different kinds of films in which various genres coexist, but the genre of this film simply cannot be defined. Foremost, the film is a documentary chronicling the taping of Luigi Bonino’s newly reinterpreted ballet, Chaplin. Rehearsal scenes featuring Bonino, Kusakari Tamiyo-the director’s wife and a famous ballerina in her own right-and the preparatory process of other ballerinas and staff are captured on camera for the documentary. The second half of the film, as a result, focuses on the finished performance, replacing the beauty of stage performance with the attraction of cinema without the clamorous atmosphere. In other words, at a point where segmenting the flesh of actors from the space in leaving a visual, emotional signature, the film adds more layers with scenes taped away from the stage. And while we are being overwhelmed by his directorial mastery, the film just rushes to the end at a full speed. A rare accomplishment. (KIM Young-jin)