《漫長的藉口》
導演：西川美和
演員：本木雅弘、深津繪里、池松壯亮、黑木華、竹原Pistol
日本│2016│DCP│124’│日語對白，中英文字幕│B組
映期 / Screening dates
4/6 星期日．Sun 19:30
6/6 星期二．Tue 19:30
7/6 星期三．Wed 19:30
8/6 星期四．Thu 19:30
9/6 星期五．Fri 19:30
門票於5月18日（周四）起在戀愛・電影館的售票處發售。
★ 羅馬電影節 X 多倫多國際電影節 X 釜山電影節
人氣作家 （本木雅弘 飾）因交通意外而失去妻子（深津繪里 飾）。出軌的愧疚和莫名的悲痛纏繞著他，令他無法面對自己及生活。某天，他遇上在同一意外中喪妻的單親爸爸 （竹原Pistol飾），決定出手幫忙做保姆。似是同病相連的兩個寡佬，能否互相扶持走出陰霾？本木雅弘以獨特的黑色幽默演繹非一般的感情關係及複雜的情感。作家導演西川美和親自改編同名小說《漫長的藉口》，電影於多倫多國際電影節、羅馬電影節及釜山電影節等重要影展大獲好評，並榮膺2016年香港亞洲電影節焦點導演。
導演簡介
西川美和在1974年出生於日本的廣島市，在著名的早稻田大學文學系畢業，本身是一位作家，多次獲得日本的重要文學獎項。其小說也數次由她親自改編及拍成電影。2003年她以《蛇野莓》一片引起評論界廣泛關注。之後的《吊橋上的秘密》、《親愛的醫生》等讓電影愛好者如獲至寶，是日本影壇備受矚目的新銳導演，亦獲取多個電影獎項。作品以細膩描繪人物的心理轉變和複雜微妙的人際關係見稱，亦溫馨、感人。其恩師為知名導演是枝裕和，由他親自發掘。大學期間曾擔任是枝裕和電影《下一站，天國》的助導。
Trailer: https://youtu.be/7WLE5bC6Zu4
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The Long Excuse
Director: Miwa Nishikawa
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Eri Fukatsu, Sosuke Ikematsu, Haru Kuroki, Pistol Takehara
Japan│2016│DCP│124’│In Japanese with Chinese & English subtitles│B
(Ticketing will start from 18 May (Thu) at the ticket office of Cinematheque・Passion.)
★ Rome Film Festival X Toronto International Film Festival X Busan International Film Festival
The love story of a man who had no tears to cry when his wife died. Sachio (Masahiro Motoki), who is with another woman (Haru Kuroki) when his wife (Eri Fukatsu) and a friend die en route to a ski resort, has no choice but to act the part of a grieving husband. Meeting Yoichi (Pistol Takeha-ra), the truly desolated truck-driver husband of his wife’s friend, he volunteers to help look after Yoichi’s two young children. He discovers the pleasure of being useful, and his own existence takes on new meaning. This film is a deep dive into all the joy and the pain of living, as viewers share the character’s griefs, confusions, and an ultimate joy.
Director’s bio
Born in 1974 in Hiroshima, Japan, Miwa Nishikawa has received a degree in literature at the University of Waseda. She is a famous novelist, screenwriter and director. Her novels won many important literature awards in Japan. Her first film, Wild Berries (2003), a drama as well as an ironic comedy, launched her into the limelight. Miwa’s later feature films Sway and Dear Doctor continue to make her a respectable filmmaker in Japan and won a few film awards. Her works are remarkable in depicting subtle, complicated personal relationships and characters’ psychological changes. Miwa began her film career as a college student working as a staff member on Hirokazu Koreeda's 1998 film After Life. He was regarded as her mentor in her early filmmaking stage.
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