Sidonie in Japan

2023 film
  • 2023 (2023)
Box office$1.4 million [1]

Sidonie in Japan (French: Sidonie au Japon) is a 2023 romantic drama film co-written and directed by Élise Girard and starring Isabelle Huppert. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Plot

Cast

  • Isabelle Huppert as Sidonie
  • Tsuyoshi Ihara as Kenzo Mizoguchi
  • August Diehl as Antoine
  • Setsuko Hara as Noriko

Production

Girard drew inspiration for the film from her first trip to Japan that she made to promote her 2011 film Belleville-Tokyo.[2] The film is a co-production between France, Germany, Switzerland and Japan.[2] It is one of the last works of co-writer Sophie Fillières, who died two months before its premiere.[2]

Release

The film premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) sidebar.[2][3][4] It was released in French cinemas on 3 April 2024.[5][6]

Reception

Isabelle Huppert and Élise Girard present the film at 41st International Film Festival in Munich, Germany on 30 June, 2024

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.2/10.[7]

References

  1. ^ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl258048001/weekend/
  2. ^ a b c d Leffler, Rebecca (1 September 2023). "Venice title 'Sidonie In Japan' starring Isabelle Huppert sells for Indie Sales; first trailer revealed". Screen International. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (1 September 2023). "'Sidonie in Japan' Review: Isabelle Huppert Gets Lost, and Found, in Translation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ Lodge, Guy (4 September 2023). "'Sidonie in Japan' Review: A Haunted Isabelle Huppert Gives This Gently Drifting Ghost Story a Soul". Variety. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ Pierrette, Maximilien (2 April 2024). "Au cinéma : Sidonie au Japon... Pourquoi faut-il voir ce film doux avec Isabelle Huppert ?". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ Raymond, Vincent (3 April 2024). ""Sidonie au Japon", "Et plus si affinités" en salle le 3 avril 2024". Stimento (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Sidonie in Japan". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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