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Café Lumière (2004)

Café Lumière poster
Original title
珈琲時光
Directed by
Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman returns to Tokyo and reconnects with her family and a friend. She spends her days writing, traveling by train, and adjusting to a possible pregnancy.

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What happens

Café Lumière (珈琲時光, Kōhī Jikō) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien for Shochiku as homage to Yasujirō Ozu, with direct reference to the late director's Tokyo Story (1953). It premiered at a festival commemorating the centenary of Ozu's birth. It was nominated for Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival. The film, with an all-Japanese cast, is set in Tokyo, where it was shot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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