Café Lumière (2004)

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

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.

contemplativequietslow-pacedgentleobservationalmelancholicintimatereflective

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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