Still the Water
| Still the Water | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Naomi Kawase |
| Produced by |
Rémi Burah Takehiko Aoki Masamichi Sawada Naomi Kawase |
| Written by | Naomi Kawase |
| Starring |
Nijiro Murakami Jun Yoshinaga |
| Music by | Hasiken |
| Edited by | Tina Baz |
| Distributed by | Asmik Ace |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Still the Water (2つ目の窓 Futatsume no mado) is a 2014 Japanese romance film directed by Naomi Kawase. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It has been selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
Kawase has described the film as her "masterpiece", deserving of the Palme d'Or and states: "This is the first time that I have said this about a film. After the Camera d'Or and the Grand Prix, there is nothing I want more than the Palme d'Or. I have my eyes on nothing else."[3]
The film was taken in the scenic nature of Amami City, Amami Ōshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan in 2013.[4] The music was produced by Hasiken,[5] a male singer-songwriter from Chichibu, Saitama.
Cast
- Nijiro Murakami
- Jun Yoshinaga
- Tetta Sugimoto
- Miyuki Matsuda
- Makiko Watanabe
- Jun Murakami
- Hideo Sakaki
- Fujio Tokita
Reception
Reviewing it at Cannes, Nikola Grozdanovic at Indiewire gave it a B+, stating that "'Still The Water' is a spectacle for the senses, which, if there is any justice, will be remembered as one of the greater films of the competition."[6] In The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated, "Kawase's film is sometimes beautiful and moving but I couldn't help occasionally finding it a little contrived and self-conscious."[7] In Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 2 out of 10, calling it "more empty, pretentious ramblings from self-styled auteur Kawase Naomi".[8]
References
- ↑ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Naomi Kawase: 'masterpiece' worth the Palme D'Or". Agence France-Presse. 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Lecture on cinematography in Amami by director Kawase" (in Japanese). Amami Online. 2014-05-20.
- ↑ "News, HASIKEN official" (in Japanese). Hasiken. 2014-05-20.
- ↑ Grozdanovic, Nikola. "Cannes Review: Naomi Kawase's 'Still The Water' Is A Spectacle For The Senses". Indiewire. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (20 May 2014). "Cannes 2014 review: Still the Water - come on in, the daughter's lovely". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ Derek Elley (21 May 2014). "Still the Water". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Still the Water at the Internet Movie Database