Au revoir l t

Description: After dark comedy Hospitalite writer director Fukada Koji tells the gentle story of two young people on the cusp of adulthood searching for themselves in Au revoir l ete Rising star Nikaido Fumi Himizu plays Sakuko a young woman who has arrived in a seaside town for summer vacation with her aunt There she meets Takashi Taiga a nuclear refugee who has moved to the town from Fukushima Prefecture to work at his uncle s love hotel Over the course of two weeks the pair develops a close bond as those around them fall into various personal crises A dryly amusing story about love youth and the loss of innocence Au revoir l ete has earned critical acclaim from audiences at film festivals around the world including the Tokyo International Film Festival the Rotterdam Film Festival and the Festival des 3 Continents in France Tidbit Director Fukada s liking for French rather than English titles is a deliberate nod towards the Gallic walking and talking cinema he admires and there are strong echoes throughout of the late Eric Rohmer s films especially Pauline at the Beach Pauline la plage 1983 with its teenage central character who observes elders foibles as well as going through a small learning experience of her own

Country:  Japanese

Released: 2013

Genre: Drama

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