Tag: Kirin Kiki
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Review: Hirokazu Koreeda’s ‘Shoplifters’, An Empathetic And Heartwarming Look At A Family Of Thieves
*NOTE: This is an edited reprint of my review from the Middleburg Film Festival. Shoplifters is in theaters now.* After an unusual detour with legal thriller The Third Murder, Japanese auteur Hirokazu Koreeda returns to his domestic drama comfort zone with Shoplifters, winner of this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes. The acclaimed film touches on…
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Middleburg Review: Hirokazu Koreeda’s ‘Shoplifters’, An Empathetic And Heartwarming Look At A Family Of Thieves
After an unusual detour with legal thriller The Third Murder, Japanese auteur Hirokazu Koreeda returns to his domestic drama comfort zone with Shoplifters, winner of this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes. The acclaimed film touches on a topic that has been a touchstone of most of his finest works, the idea that family is more…
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‘Shoplifters’ Trailer”: Hirokazu Koreeda’s Latest Looks To Steal Hearts And Awards
Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda took a brief respite from the family dramas to direct The Third Murder, a legal thriller that did well on the Japanese festival circuit but wasn’t met with his usual acclaim. Perhaps everyone was waiting for Shoplifters, which he debuted at Cannes earlier this year and won the Palme d’Or, the…