Screening times at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival
The Art of CryingKunsten at graede i kor
2006 / Color / 106min. / 35mm / Danish
Here comes a rookie director with formidable talent! A young Scandinavian genius tackles Bergmanesque themes of family taboos and relationships with pathos, humor, and a loving eye.
Director: Peter Schonau Fog Producer: Thomas Stenderup
Jesper Asholt / Hanne Hedelund / Jannik Lorenzen / Julie Kolbech
Danish films stole the spotlight at both Berlin and Cannes this year. Danish filmmakers boldly take on the challenges of addressing themes of loneliness and misery and taboos. This film depicts life in South Jutland in the 1970s through the eyes of an 11-year-old boy. Through him, we learn about the personalities, idiosyncrasies, and vices of his family, relatives, and neighbors. Bespectacled Allan adores his timid, unstable father. His father is a master at reciting eulogies, capable of bringing tears to everyone at a funeral. It is at such moments that his father appears the happiest. This ambitious film cuts to the heart of human malice against a backdrop of beautiful Scandinavian scenery. Rather than being an ironic commentary on life, however, the building 35-year-old director insists that the film, with its understated sence of humor, will make you smile and cry.
(Programming director Chiseko Tanaka)
SCREENINGS:
10/27 11:00 - 13:36(open10:30)
Shibuya Bunkamura Orchard Hall
Guest: Peter Schonau Fog , Thomas Stenderup, Jesper Asholt
10/26 19:20 - 21:30(open19:00)
Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon
10/25 20:20 - 22:36(open20:00)
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN6
Guest: Peter Schonau Fog, Thomas Stenderup
10/20 21:50 - 23:25(open21:30)
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN2
* The dates and times of the teach-ins, greetings from the stage, and film screenings are subject to change.
Here comes a rookie director with formidable talent! A young Scandinavian genius tackles Bergmanesque themes of family taboos and relationships with pathos, humor, and a loving eye.
Director: Peter Schonau Fog Producer: Thomas Stenderup
Jesper Asholt / Hanne Hedelund / Jannik Lorenzen / Julie Kolbech
Danish films stole the spotlight at both Berlin and Cannes this year. Danish filmmakers boldly take on the challenges of addressing themes of loneliness and misery and taboos. This film depicts life in South Jutland in the 1970s through the eyes of an 11-year-old boy. Through him, we learn about the personalities, idiosyncrasies, and vices of his family, relatives, and neighbors. Bespectacled Allan adores his timid, unstable father. His father is a master at reciting eulogies, capable of bringing tears to everyone at a funeral. It is at such moments that his father appears the happiest. This ambitious film cuts to the heart of human malice against a backdrop of beautiful Scandinavian scenery. Rather than being an ironic commentary on life, however, the building 35-year-old director insists that the film, with its understated sence of humor, will make you smile and cry.
(Programming director Chiseko Tanaka)
SCREENINGS:
10/27 11:00 - 13:36(open10:30)
Shibuya Bunkamura Orchard Hall
Guest: Peter Schonau Fog , Thomas Stenderup, Jesper Asholt
10/26 19:20 - 21:30(open19:00)
Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon
10/25 20:20 - 22:36(open20:00)
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN6
Guest: Peter Schonau Fog, Thomas Stenderup
10/20 21:50 - 23:25(open21:30)
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN2
* The dates and times of the teach-ins, greetings from the stage, and film screenings are subject to change.
