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Special Screenings
The Special Screenings section presents 11 new films from Asia and around the world.
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© SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER |
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Japan / 2014 / 87 min.
Director: TSUKAMOTO Shinya
An adaptation of OOKA Shohei's novel that depicts the itinerant Japanese army in the Philippines during the final phase of World War II from the viewpoint of a single private, and stresses the horrors of war. This tour de force shocked audiences with its intense battle scenes when it received its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.
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(C) 2014 Starmaps Productions Inc./Integral Film GmbH |
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Canada, USA, German, France / 2014 / 112min.
Director: David CRONENBERG
Latest CRONENBERG film depicting the human fabric of Hollywood celebrities through an all-star cast. One after the other, the hidden sins of people who, at first glance, lead a lavish, carefree lifestyle are unearthed. Actress Julianne MOORE received the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her brilliant portrayal of Havana.
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Israel, France, Italy, Russia / 2014 / 84 min.
Director: Amos GITAI
Based on the eponymous novel by renowned Israeli author Aharon APPELFELD, this mostly Yiddish-language drama depicts the journey of a Jewish woman attempting to evade the Holocaust who wanders the grassy plains of Ukraine in the closing days of World War II. Screened at the Venice Film Festival.
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Georgia, France, UK, German / 2014 / 119 min.
Director: Mohsen MAKHMALBAF
The latest feature from Iranian exile filmmaker Mohsen MAKHMALBAF. Shot entirely in Georgia but set in a fictional nation, it follows the fate of a dictator who loses his status in a coup d'etat and flees with his grandson. Received voluminous praise after it opened the Venice Film Festival's Orizzonti sidebar.
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France, Taiwan / 2014 / 56 min.
Director: TSAI Ming Liang
The new film by TSAI Ming-liang was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. Acting as a Buddhist monk, frequent cast member of TSAI's films LEE Kang-sheng walks very slowly through the coastline and city streets of Marseille in southern France. Denis LAVANT, who gained notability through Leos CARAX's "Holy Motors", also stars.
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(c) 2014 KIM Ki-duk Film. All Rights Reserved. |
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Korea / 2014 / 122 min.
Director: KIM Ki-duk
Latest film by KIM Ki-duk which opened the Venice Days section of the Venice Film Festival. This thriller depicts a mysterious group of seven people investigating the seven suspects of a female high school student's murder. KIM Young-min, who last starred in "Spring Summer, Fall, Winter And Spring", wholeheartedly performs eight roles himself.
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Japan / 2014 / 117 min.
Directors: SHINOZAKI Makoto
An associate professor of psychology is tormented by visions of her lover who died in the Great East Japan Earthquake, and a drama student has uncanny dreams of a tsunami. This boldly-realized film utilizes a genre movie approach in illustrating the struggles and interactions of two emotionally damaged women, and delve into the psyches of Japanese following the events of March 11th 2011.
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© 2014年『さよなら歌舞伎町』製作委員会 |
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Japan / 2014 / 135 min.
Director: HIROKI Ryuichi
Ensemble drama cleverly depicting the interweaving human relationships of five couples each bearing various sets of circumstances against the backdrop of a love hotel in Kabukicho. LEE Eun-woo, who starred in KIM Ki-duk's "Moebius", exhibits a fully committed performance along with SOMETANI Shota, MAEDA Atsuko, and other representative actors of Japan's film industry.
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Illustration by Victo Ngai |
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USA / 2014 / 80 min.
Director: Linda HOAGLUND
Alluding to "The Grateful Crane", this documentary travels to Hokkaido and various places in America to investigate the changed condition of wounded animals that have been rescued by humans. Linda HOAGLUND of "Things Left Behind" directs, with narration by legendary actress Vanessa REDGRAVE.
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Ⓒ2014 "Five Minutes to Tomorrow" Film Partners |
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China, Japan / 2014 / 129 min.
Director: YUKISADA Isao
An adaptation of HONDA Takayoshi's eponymous novel, shot entirely on location in Shanghai, that follows the course of a melancholy romance between a young Japanese man and alluring twin sisters, with a mysterious touch. Notably, its main characters are played by young stars from Japan, China and Taiwan: MIURA Haruma, LIU Shishi, and CHANG Hsiao-chuan.
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Brasil / 2014 / 103 min.
Director: Walter SALLES
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