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SUMMARY:Cancelled - March Break Films: THE NIGHT I SWAM
DESCRIPTION:March Break Films: THE NIGHT I SWAM 泳ぎすぎた夜\nMarch 18\, 2020 @2:00 PM < CANCELLED\n@Alliance Française Toronto\, Spadina Theatre\, 24 Spadina Road \n\nFree Admission\, RSVP recommended\, drop-ins welcome.\n\n\nNon-verbal film suitable for Children \n\n> Hang back for post-film Japanese culture Q+A\n\n\nTHE NIGHT I SWAM  \n泳ぎすぎた夜 Takara – La nuit où j’ai nagé \nDirected by Kohei Igarashi & Damien Manivel 2017\, 79 min. \n\nA poetic film that delves into the mind of a young child who embarks on a morning adventure in his snow covered small snowy village in northern Japan.\n\n\n \n\n\nThis charming non-verbal film is suitable for families and children!\n\n\n\nJust before the break of dawn in a small town nestled within a valley in Aomori\, a father tries not to wake his family as he quietly goes about preparing for his job at a fish market. However\, his 6-year-old son is awoken by the noise. After his father leaves\, the boy draws a picture of a fish with his crayons. The next morning\, he deviates from his route to school\, heading instead to the fish market in hopes of giving his father the picture he drew.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE NIGHT I SWAM is a Japan-France co-production that is directed by Igarashi Kohei of HOLD YOUR BREATH LIKE A LOVER and Damien Manivel of A YOUNG POET. The film screened at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.\n\nStarring Takara Kogawa\, Keiki Kogawa\, Chisato Kogawa\, Takashi Kogawa \nOTHER MARCH BREAK FILMS: \nMarch 16 – Pop In Q \nMarch 17 – Mixed Doubles \nMarch 18 – The Night I Swam \nTrailer here > \n \nTHE NIGHT I SWAM (Oyogisugita Yoru) – TRAILER from Shellac films on Vimeo.
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SUMMARY:Cinéma Japonais: Ugetsu Monogatari
DESCRIPTION:Cinéma JAPONAIS: Thursday Movies @Alliance Francaise \n  \n  \nCo-Presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Alliance Francaise\, Toronto \n@ Alliance Francaise\, SPADINA THEATRE\, 24 Spadina Rd. \nFree admission\, no reservations required   \nUGETSU MONOGATARI 雨月物語\nJanuary 16\, 2020 @7:30 PM \nDirected by Kenji Mizoguchi 1953\, 97 min. Japanese with English subtitles \nUgetsu\, directed by master filmmaker Kenji Mizoguchi\, is a beautiful supernatural tale set in 16th century Kyoto and Shiga prefecture. The films screenwriters Matsutaro Kawaguchi and Yoshikata Yoda wove together two stories from Akinari Uede‘s best-known work\, Ugetsu Monogatari (Tales of Moonlight and Rain\, 1776) and French writer Guy de Maupassant‘s Decore! \, 1883. The two stories from Ugetsu Monogatari\, The House in the Thicket and The Lust of the White Serpent (Asaji ga Yado and Jasei no In) are part of a collection of supernatural tales\, which are largely taken from traditional Japanese and Chinese ghost stories. \nBy the time he made Ugetsu\, Kenji Mizoguchi was already an elder statesman of Japanese cinema\, fiercely revered by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of a younger generation. And with this exquisite ghost story\, a fatalistic wartime tragedy\, he created a touchstone of his art\, his long takes and sweeping camera guiding the viewer through a delirious narrative about two villagers whose pursuit of fame and fortune leads them far astray from their loyal wives. Moving between the terrestrial and the otherworldly\, Ugetsu reveals essential truths about the ravages of war\, the plight of women\, and the pride of men. \nThe film stars Machiko Kyō\, Mitsuko Mito\, Kinuyo Tanaka\, Masayuki Mori\, and Ei Ozawa. The film won the Silver Lion at the Venice International Film Festival and was nominated an Academy Award for for best costume. \nEssay “Ugetsu on the other shore” by Phillip Lopate from the Criterion Collection \nMore info here > \nTrailer below >
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SUMMARY:Cinema Japonais: RADIANCE @Alliance Francaise
DESCRIPTION:Cinema JAPONAIS: Thursday Movies @Alliance Francaise\nCo-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Alliance Francaise \n@ Alliance Francaise\, SPADINA THEATRE\, 24 Spadina Rd. \nfree admission\, no reservations required   \nRADIANCE 光\nThursday May 30th\, 2019 7:30 PM\n   \nDirected by Naomi Kawase\, 2017\n101 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nRadiance is the stunning new film by director Naomi Kawase. The film is a beautiful drama about an encounter between two lost and wounded souls. Misako (Ayame Misaki) is able to capture the beauty of cinema through her words\, and shares this special gift by writing concise audio descriptions of films for the visually impaired. \nThe photographer Nakamori (Masatoshi Nagase) is going through a difficult point in life as he gradually loses his sight. The two are brought together as Misako’s cinematic poetry helps to shine light through the film and slowly win the hearts of the two main characters. \nRadiance was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes. At Cannes\, it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. \nOther critically acclaimed films directed by Naomi Kawase are;  Shara (2003)\, The Mourning Forest (Jury Grand Prix\, 2007)\, Hanezu (2011)\, Still the Water (2014) and Sweet Bean (Un Certain Regard 2015). \nTo learn about other films DIRECTED BY JAPANESE WOMEN click here > \n 
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SUMMARY:Ryusuke Hamaguchi: HAPPY HOUR Part 3
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Ryusuke Hamaguchi Retrospective: The Theatre of Emotions co-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Cinema Moderne taking place in Montreal\, we will be featuring three special film screenings of his films in Toronto as well. Director will be in attendance for some of the screenings. Stay tuned for more details! \n\nHAPPY HOUR\nPart 3 of 3 (1hr 54 min)\n@SPADINA THEATRE\, Alliance Francaise Toronto (Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi in attendance for Q+A) \nA powerful affirmation of the immersive potential of cinema. Happy Hour is a slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirtysomething women in the misty seaside city of Kobe. As they navigate the unsteady currents of their work\, domestic\, and romantic lives a sudden\, unexpected rift opens between that propels each to a new\, richer understanding of life and love. Filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s wise\, precisely observed\, compulsively watchable drama of friendship and midlife awakening runs over five hours\, yet the leisurely duration is not an indulgence but a strategy to create a novelistic space for everyday moments to become charged with possibility that yields a subtle emotional intensity rarely possible in a standard-length film. Happy Hour is far more than just an ordinary melodrama. It is a spectacularly complex and fiercely poetic rendering of the details of daily life in which ideas and feelings are swayed by the unseen forces of friendship and love and buffeted by the weight of deception\, loyalty and tradition. \nWinner of awards at major international festivals—including Locarno\, where stars Sachie Tanaka\, Hazuki Kikuchi\, Maiko Mihara and Rira Kawamura shared the Golden Leopard for Best Actress—Happy Hour has brought new attention to the work and career of one of Japan’s most talented young directors. (2016 Kimstim) \nDirector: Ryusuke Hamaguchi\nYear: 2015\nLanguage: Japanese with English subtitles\nWriters: Ryusuke Hamaguchi\, Tadashi Nohara\, Tomoyuki Takahashi\nCast: Hiromi Demura\, Shoko Fukunaga\, Rira Kawamura\, Hazuki Kikuchi\, Yuichiro Ito\nRunning Time: 5 hours 17 minutes\n  \nOther Ryusuke Hamaguchi Special Screenings here > \nHAPPY HOUR Screening Schedule \nPart 1: Friday May 10\, 6:30 PM – Part 1 (1hr 47 min) @JFT RSVP here > \nPart 2: Monday May 13\, 6:30 PM – Part 2 (1hr 36 min) @JFT RSVP here > \nPart 3: Wednesday May 15\, 7:00 PM – Part 3 (1hr 54 min)@Alliance Francaise de Toronto with Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi in attendance for Q+A RSVP below > \nEntire film: April 27\, 11:30 AM – 5:45 PM @JFT RSVP here > \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/happy-hour-part-3/
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SUMMARY:Cinema JAPONAIS: Thursday Movies @Alliance Francaise
DESCRIPTION:Cinema JAPONAIS: Thursday Movies @Alliance Francaise\nCo-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Alliance Francaise \n@ Alliance Francaise\, SPADINA THEATRE\, 24 Spadina Rd. \nfree admission\, no reservations required   \nKarakara カラカラ\nJanuary 24\, 2019 7:30 PM \nDirected by Claude Gagnon \n101 min. [2012] Japanese w/English subtitles \nThis is a film about people at a crossroads in life who run away to discover themselves. \nPierre (Gabriel Arcand) is a retired literature professor from Montreal traveling to Japan. After a natural medicine workshop\, he goes to the Okinawa Islands to visit the area. There he met Junko (Youki Kudoh)\, a 40-year old mother who left her abusive husband after a heated argument. A new and unexpected relationship develops between them\, and together\, they roam the islands in search of tranquility. Junko’s presence disturbs Pierre’s quest for peace and tranquility\, but he can not push her away.  Where will this adventure take them? \nThe film is a Canada Japan co-production and set entirely in Okinawa. It was the winner of two awards at the 36th Montreal World Film Festival in 2012. The movie won the ‘Openness to the World Award’ and also the prestigious ‘Public Award’ for most popular Canadian feature film. \nMore info here > \nTrailer here > \n \n  \nKokoro 心 \nLe Coeur Régulier\n\n\nFebruary 14\, 2019 7:30 PM \nDirected by Vanja D’ Alcantara \n95 min. [2016] Japanese & French w/English subtitles \nAfter her brother’s death\, Alice leaves France for Japan and takes refuge in a small village just above the cliffs. Her brother Nathan said to her before he died that he finally found peace there thanks to a certain Daisuke. Following his footsteps\, Alice will in fact find herself\, in a strange and hostile but warm place. \nMore info here > \nThe film is based on the 2010 novel “Le Coeur Regulier” by Olivier Adam. \nCast: \nISABELLE CARRÉ – Alice \nJUN KUNIMURA –  Daisuke \nMASANOBU ANDO – Jiro \nNANA NAGAO – Midori \nNIELS SCHNEIDER – Nathan \nTrailer here > \n \nSpadina Theatre [Alliance Francaise]\n24 Spadina Road [Spadina TTC]\nM5R 2S7 Toronto\, ON\nCanada
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