Fukushima, mon amour doris doerries twohander offers a refreshingly quirky perspective on a heavy subject. In the first part of fukushima, mon amour, we only see the protagonist, young german marie, in her clown makeup. Fukushima, mon amour is a film directed by doris dorrie with rosalie thomass, kaori momoi, moshe cohen, nami kamata, year. Allen johnson international buddhist film festival. Godzilla the catharsis fukushima mon amour is not just a collection of monsters. Films made by germans, for everybody, showing in portland. To start with the first godzilla movie made in 1954 by ishiro honda is not just another. This drama from directorscreenwriter doris dorrie was shot in black and white in the fukushima region of japan shortly after the triple disaster event that ravaged the nation in 2011. Fukushima mon amour revisited monsters, mankind and nature. Old age aint no place for sissies, bette davis is said to have said, and the longer age lasts, the less of a sissy you can be. Jul 24, 2011 fukushima mon amour is not just a collection of monsters.
It follows marie rosalie thomass to the disaster ravaged fukushima where she joins a small troupe. The devastating importance of hiroshima mon amour no other french new wave film tackles the important aftermath of a devastating historical event quite like hiroshima mon amour. Find where to watch fukushima, mon amour in south africa. Find where to watch fukushima, mon amour in new zealand. It follows marie rosalie thomass to the disaster ravaged fukushima where she joins a small troupe of clowns called clowns4help. Off fcms movie fukushima mon amour festival cinema du. The young german marie tries to escape her broken dreams of her live and joins the organization clowns4help to travel to the prefecture fukushima. Beautifully shot in black and white, the film is a haunting exploration of human survival in the aftermath of nuclear disaster.
Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. She travelled to japan for the charity clowns4help based on clowns without borders, whose director moshe cohen can be seen in a supporting role, to perform for the people who lost their homes in the. Her aim is to provide respite to the almost exclusively elderly population who remain there. Amour begins with a precredit sequence that deliberately removes one of the films two elements of dramatic suspense. It has been selected to be shown in the panorama section at the 66th berlin international film festival.
Lensed in poetic blackandwhite with the german helmerscribes trademark whimsical fantasy and peppered with absurdist crosscultural gags, fukushima, mon amour offers a refreshingly quirky. He eiji okada in hiroshima mon amour 1959 the importance of bearing witness preoccupied alain resnais 19222014 in the years prior to directing his first feature length film. Find where to watch fukushima, mon amour in australia. Trasmissione radiofonica july 2011 to december 2014. Nijuyojikannojoji, twentyfourhour affair is a 1959 french new wave romantic drama film directed by french film director alain resnais, with a screenplay by marguerite duras. Fukushima mon amour puts into words the global feelings towards the fukushima nuclear disaster, written in the same year as the tohoku earthquake and tsunami that struck the nuclear power plant, leading to the evacuation of over 200,000 people the earthquake being the largest earthquake to ever hit japan, and the 5th largest earthquake to be recorded in human history. Like the film to which it alludes, hiroshima mon amour, it tells the story of a brief encounter between a japanese man and a foreign woman in the context of a terrible human tragedy. An intense budding romance brews between a french woman, elle, and a japanese man, lui, and is self aware of the devastation that was the bombing of hiroshima. It marks the coming to terms in japan with the outcome of the second world war. With rosalie thomass, kaori momoi, nami kamata, moshe cohen.
Event in bucharest, romania by cinema elvire popesco on wednesday, august 16 2017 with 1k people interested and 166 people going. Lensed in poetic blackandwhite with the german helmerscribes trademark whimsical fantasy and peppered with absurdist crosscultural gags, fukushima, mon amour offers a refreshingly. She travelled to japan for the charity clowns4help based on clowns without borders, whose director moshe cohen can be seen in a supporting role, to perform for the people who lost their homes in the fukushima nuclear disaster. German film festival showing free films in nz this. Marie rosalie thomas, a young german woman, bonds with an elderly japanese woman while touring the fukushima region of japan in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake. Oct 20, 2011 fukushima mon amour puts into words the global feelings towards the fukushima nuclear disaster, written in the same year as the tohoku earthquake and tsunami that struck the nuclear power plant, leading to the evacuation of over 200,000 people the earthquake being the largest earthquake to ever hit japan, and the 5th largest earthquake to be recorded in human history. Everyone who wants to understand the german way of thinking and acting should see this movie.
Working with the organization clowns4help, she hopes to bring joy to the survivors of the 2011 nuclear disaster. Fukushima mon amour revisited monsters, mankind and. Throughout the movie, the marei who is the german lady goes to trip in fukushima where elderly people are living in temporary housing. The police break into a handsome parisian apartment to discover, neatly laid.
The opening shot of michael hanekes amour shows firemen breaking into an elegant apartment in paris. Other highlights include fukushima, mon amour gruesse aus fukushima by wellknown director doris doerrie, a touching portrait of two women dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake and. The radiation movie theme continues and we move on to japan with fukushima, mon amour. But it also shows the deepness that can reach the german movie industry and thinking. It is the documentation of an intensely personal conversation between a frenchjapanese couple about memory and forgetfulness. This drama from directorscreenwriter doris dorrie was shot in. Nov 17, 2012 amour begins with a precredit sequence that deliberately removes one of the films two elements of dramatic suspense. It was a major catalyst for the left bank cinema, making use of miniature flashbacks to create a nonlinear storyline. Cinematographer friede clausz strikingly intimate visuals capture the familys most private moments as they struggle to answer the unanswerable question who decides whether a child will have a life worth living. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fukushima, mon amour near you.
A young german woman bonds with an elderly japanese woman while touring the fukushima region of japan in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake. To start with the first godzilla movie made in 1954 by ishiro honda is not just another monster movie, but an important cultural phenomenon. No other french new wave film tackles the important aftermath of a devastating historical event quite like hiroshima mon amour. Hiroshima mon amour, the result of that concern, remains one of cinemas most profound meditations on the horror of war.
We know nothing about who lives here, and are told nothing except in pantomime, as one fireman holds his nose. Mar 30, 2017 fukushima, mon amour is a movie that shows the drama of german backpacker young lady that comes to japan to entertain the victims of the tsunami of 3. Technically, the former fukushima disaster area is now considered safe for human occupation, but unlike the still off limits chernobyl exclusion zone, older residents have been much. Cinematographer friede clausz strikingly intimate visuals capture the familys most private moments as they struggle to answer. This feature is filmed in black and white like the movie to which it alludesalain resnais hiroshima, mon amourbut doris dorrie handles her sober subject with a quirky tone and a real understanding of japanese culture this isnt her first film set in japan.
The tragicomic fukushima mon amour is the latest movie from the famous german writerdirector doris dorrie kirschblutenhanami, shot on location in fukushima itself. A more accurate title might be fukushima mon amour. Rendezvous with french cinema looks at real life the. German director doris dorries japanset fukushima, mon amour. Rosalie thomass in greetings from fukushima 2016 greetings from.
Fukushima, mon amour screens on september 30 and october 10 in hong kong, and october 9 in macau, as part of the kino16 film festival doris. This movies goes back to a german tradition of reflection and storytelling that. Fukushima mon amour is an exploration of trauma, companionship, culture, femininity and closure. That in itself is enough reason to write a bit more about the whys of the exhibit. Fukushima mon amour is a short fiction rooted in contemporary japan. Hiroshima mon amour is a 1959 french new wave romantic drama film directed by french film director alain resnais, with a screenplay by marguerite duras. Doris doerries twohander offers a refreshingly quirky perspective on a heavy subject. Marie, jeune allemande, arrive a fukushima, au japon, pour. The police break into a handsome parisian apartment to.
Posttragedy drama from german auteur doris dorrie cherry blossoms set in fukushima after the tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011. Fukushima, mon amour is a movie that shows the drama of german backpacker young lady that comes to japan to entertain the victims of the tsunami of 3. Fukushima mon amour is not just a collection of monsters. There can be no skating after fukushima, 2015 you seen nothing in fukushima, movie poster, 2015. Fukushima, mon amour is shot through with the shadow of. Sep 27, 2016 fukushima, mon amour screens on september 30 and october 10 in hong kong, and october 9 in macau, as part of the kino16 film festival doris dorrie will be in attendance to present her film at.