A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)

Original title

リップヴァンウィンクルの花嫁

Directed by

Shunji Iwai

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 59m

Rated

15

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in Tokyo takes a mysterious job as a paid bride for a stranger. She confronts loneliness and blurred relationships, finding an unexpected connection with another woman.

melancholiclonelyquietreflectiveslow-burnemotionally distantintimate

What happens

A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (Japanese: リップヴァンウィンクルの花嫁, Hepburn: Rippu Van Winkuru no hanayome) is a 2016 Japanese drama film written, directed, edited and co-produced by Shunji Iwai, based on his novel of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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