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Tokyo!

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:51:24 -0500

A cinematic triptych of three Tokyo-set stories from directors Joon-ho Bong, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry.

Tokyo!: Trailer

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

Trailer for the upcoming film Tokyo!, which provides a compilation of three short films from directors Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon-Ho. The films are as follows: Interior Design (Michel Gondry) Hiroko and Akira (Ayako Fujitani and Ryo Kase), a young couple, arrive in Tokyo to pursue their careers, moving in temporarily with Hiroko's old friend Akemi (Ayumi Ito), a career girl whose boyfriend quickly tires of the houseguests. Hiroko and Akira appear to have a solid and mutually supportive relationship that will seemingly carry them through any challenge. Akira, the young man, takes steps towards his ambition to become a filmmaker, but the woman is less sure of herself and gradually she begins to lose herself in the vast city. Ultimately she under-goes a surreal metamorphoses that gives her an unexpected sense of peace and purpose. Adapted from the comic "Cecil and Jordan in New York." Merde (Leos Carax) Merde (a French term translating as "shit") is the name given to an unke

Tokyo!: DVD Trailer

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

The DVD trailer to promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of Tokyo! on May 24, 2009. The Greek word "rhapsody" designates "a work composed of several pieces presented one after the other". This project, from three of the most cutting edge and visionary directors working today: Michel Gondry (Be Kind, Rewind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dave Chappelles Block Party), Leos Carax (Pola X, Les Amants du Pont-Neuf) and Joon-Ho Bong (The Host, Memories of Murder), is a fantasy in three movements, three directors interpreting a single motif: TOKYO. When they are put together, they form a unique work: a "Tokyo rhapsody", to be precise.

Tokyo!: Merde - 'Court Room'

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

A clip from the "Merde" segment directed by Leos Carax for Tokyo! entitled "Court Room".

Tokyo!: Merde - 'Witness'

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

A clip from the "Merde" segment directed by Leos Carax for Tokyo! entitled "Witness".

Tokyo!: Merde - 'Green Suit Guy'

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

A clip from the "Merde" segment directed by Leos Carax for Tokyo! entitled "Green Suit Guy".

'Tokyo' Trailer No. 1: 'Tokyo' - Trailer No. 1

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:00:26 -0500

Directors Michel Gondry, Bong Joon-ho, and Leos Carax each direct a segment of this triptych feature about life in 21st century Tokyo. The saga begins with Gondry's segment, entitled "Interior Design," about a young couple who moves in with an old friend while attempting to establish themselves in Tokyo. Hiroko (Ayako Fujitani) and Akira (Ryo Kase) have just arrived in the city. They're eager to launch their careers, but first they'll have to find a place to stay. Though Hiroko's old friend Akemi (Ayumi Ito) opens her doors to the ambitious young couple, her boyfriend isn't exactly thrilled by the new living arrangement. As Akira takes his first steps toward becoming a filmmaker, the neon jungle beckons to Hiroko. Before long, Hiroko begins to experience a startling metamorphosis that instills her with a newfound sense of peace and purpose. The second chapter, Leos Carax's "Merde," follows the debased exploits of an unsightly subterranean creature (Denis Lavant) who emerges from the T

Twentynine Palms Trailer: Twentynine Palms Trailer

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:40:17 -0500

A couple drives their Humvee into the California desert. David (David Wissak) is ostensibly working, scouting locations near Twentynine Palms for a photo or film shoot. His girlfriend, Katia (Katia Golubeva from Leos Carax's Pola X), is along for the ride. David is American; Katia is French and speaks little English. The couple travels through the desert, meandering through the vast, empty landscape. They argue. They make love. Writer/director Bruno Dumont (whose previous film, L'Humanit won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival) uses long takes and an elliptical structure to frame the action as these two characters struggle to communicate while traversing the long, dusty roads. The trip includes a stop for Chinese food, a brief encounter with a belligerent motorist, an argument over ice cream, a painful run-in with a three-legged dog, and a huge argument in the middle of the night, during which the two come to blows. Katia and David reach an uneasy reconciliation, but