FEAR AND TREMBLING
synopsis
From the autobiographical book by Amélie Nothomb comes a fragile tragicomedy set in an office building about the clash of western and eastern civilisation. The young heroine, who spent her childhood in Japan, returns to Tokyo to experience the enigma of a country which, for her, is symbolised by a mysterious Zen garden in Kyoto.
Adapted from the novel by Amélie Nothomb
international title: | Fear and Trembling |
original title: | Stupeur et tremblements |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2003 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Alain Corneau |
film run: | 107' |
release date: | FR 12/03/2003, CH 19/03/2003, BE 26/03/2003, FI 04/07/2003, CZ 17/07/2003, NL 11/09/2003 |
screenplay: | Alain Corneau, Amélie Nothomb (novel) |
cast: | Sylvie Testud, Kaori Tsuji, Taro Suwa, Bison Katayama, Yasunari Kondo |
cinematography by: | Yves Angelo |
film editing: | Thierry Derocles |
art director: | Philippe Taillefer |
music: | Variations Goldberg |
producer: | Alain Sarde |
production: | Les Films Alain Sarde, France 3 Cinéma, Divali Films (FR) |
distributor: | BAC Films, Frenetic Films (CH), Cinéart (BE), Cinema Mondo (FI), Artcam Czech Republic (CZ), A-Film Distribution (NL), Orlando Films (NO) |