Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Norwegian Wood

Japan     d/ Tran Anh Hung

Well this was a pleasant surprise. An adaptation of a mediocre novel by Japanese author H. Murakami this translation into cinematic language greatly surpassed the book. Luminous visuals, elegant, quiet compositions, just-in-time editing rhythms, strong cast raised this to good, perhaps very good status.

The novel is all interiority but Tran succeeds in bringing these people to life and making us care about their fate. Handsome, skilled actors seem inseparable from their parts. Tran's skill at lighting interior scenes is second to none.

After this I'll make it a point to see everything this director chooses to do.

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