# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Eclectic Cinema presents: Perfect Blue (1997)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 07 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: This is the first anime feature film from Satoshi Kon and, unusually for the time, is a dark psychological drama. It explores the boundries between reality and illusion that were clearly fascinating to Kon and appear as a theme in his other work, notably Paprika (2006), his final feature. (Satoshi Kon died in 2010 at the ago of only 46.)

It's worth remembering that this film was made thirty years ago, when the internet was in its infancy and social media was more of a concept that something all-pervasive. In the narrative, Mima, a singer in a J-pop idol group, decides she wants to move onto acting. She leaves the group, much to the disappointment of her fans, one of whom begins to stalk her. An acting acreer is not so straightforward, and she is persuaded to take on a role she is uncomfortable with, but which promises greater publicity to further her aspirations. In so many ways, the trajectory of the story is ominously prescient.

While some critics have been picky about the narrative thread, the film was well received on release, is a favourite among anime followers, and is now highly regarded as a masterpiece of film animation.

Perfect Blue
Japan | 1997 | 82 mins

DIRECTED BY
Satoshi Kon
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cheltenham/the-eclectic-cinema-presents-perfect-blue-1997/200030486835813
- **Event Categories**: Entertainment, Art, Theatre, performances, Music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cheltenham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 47-53 Bath Road, GL53 7HG Cheltenham, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.89695
- **long**: -2.07391
- **full address**: 47-53 Bath Road, GL53 7HG Cheltenham, United Kingdom, 47-53 Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Eclectic Cinema presents: Perfect Blue (1997) being held?
  - **A:** The Eclectic Cinema presents: Perfect Blue (1997) takes place on Fri, 07 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 07 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 47-53 Bath Road, GL53 7HG Cheltenham, United Kingdom, 47-53 Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Eclectic Cinema presents: Perfect Blue (1997)?
  - **A:** The Eclectic Cinema presents: Perfect Blue (1997) is organized by Cheltenham Playhouse.

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