WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY: jan 7, 8 & 9
January 7 and 8 at 7:30 at the IU Radio & Television Theater Sunday Matinee! Jan 9 at 3pm IU Radio & Television
In this evocative triptych — three taut stories set in Tokyo about the mysteries and depths of women’s desires — coincidence seems as natural as the passing of time, and both are depicted in equal measure as whimsical and sharp: A fashion model discovers her friend is dating the ex who may have been her true love; a college student attempts to avenge humiliation by enlisting his lover to lure his sadistic professor into a “Me Too” situation; two middle-aged women make a poignant, enigmatic connection. Filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi homes in on deceptively simple moments, finely sketched to reveal the strangeness of true intimacy.
2021 / 120 min / in Japanese with subtitles / Coming in January: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi ‘s Drive My Car
“Critic’s Pick. The geometry of desire is elegantly plotted… a wistful, moving, outwardly unassuming movie… (by) one of the more intriguing filmmakers to emerge in the last decade…”
– Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
“Ingenious, playful, sparklingly acted and thoroughly entertaining portmanteau collection. Elegant and amusing, with a delicacy of touch and real imaginative warmth. An invigorating experience.”
– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (UK)
Tickets: only $8
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