Her head filled with dreams, Amélie, 20, goes back to Japan, where she spent her childhood. To earn a living, she decides to give privates classes in French and meets Rinri, her first and only student, a young Japanese man with whom she soon has an intimate relationship. Between surprises, happy times and the pitfalls of a culture shock that is both poetic and amusing, she discovers a side of Japan she had never seen before...
"Writer-director Liberski applies a gentle hand to his source material, using charming narration and precise art direction to achieve the perfect balance of whimsical and sexy. Sincere performances from Etienne and Inoue, coupled with Hichame Alaouie’s wonderfully saturated cinematography, paint an exquisite portrait of cross-cultural desires and divides. "Tokyo Fiancée" reminds us that the world is full of possibility and that we should all dare to dream, if only for a little while." – Kerri Craddock, Toronto FF
Belgium / France / Canada 2014
Tokyo Fiancée
Tokyo Fiancée
MS12
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Stefan Liberski
Run time
1h 40min
Cast
Pauline Etienne, Taichi Inoue, Julie Lebreton, Alice De Lencquesaing
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Stefan Liberski
Run time
1h 40min
Cast
Pauline Etienne, Taichi Inoue, Julie Lebreton, Alice De Lencquesaing
Her head filled with dreams, Amélie, 20, goes back to Japan, where she spent her childhood. To earn a living, she decides to give privates classes in French and meets Rinri, her first and only student, a young Japanese man with whom she soon has an intimate relationship. Between surprises, happy times and the pitfalls of a culture shock that is both poetic and amusing, she discovers a side of Japan she had never seen before...
"Writer-director Liberski applies a gentle hand to his source material, using charming narration and precise art direction to achieve the perfect balance of whimsical and sexy. Sincere performances from Etienne and Inoue, coupled with Hichame Alaouie’s wonderfully saturated cinematography, paint an exquisite portrait of cross-cultural desires and divides. "Tokyo Fiancée" reminds us that the world is full of possibility and that we should all dare to dream, if only for a little while." – Kerri Craddock, Toronto FF
Belgium / France / Canada 2014
"Writer-director Liberski applies a gentle hand to his source material, using charming narration and precise art direction to achieve the perfect balance of whimsical and sexy. Sincere performances from Etienne and Inoue, coupled with Hichame Alaouie’s wonderfully saturated cinematography, paint an exquisite portrait of cross-cultural desires and divides. "Tokyo Fiancée" reminds us that the world is full of possibility and that we should all dare to dream, if only for a little while." – Kerri Craddock, Toronto FF
Belgium / France / Canada 2014
Info
Rating
Under 12 Not Recommended
Production year
2014
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/19/2014