Norwegian Wood (2010) (original) (raw)
Upon hearing the song "Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles, a man named Toru Watanabe reflects on his teenage years in 1960s Japan.
Upon hearing the song "Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles, a man named Toru Watanabe reflects on his teenage years in 1960s Japan. (less)
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Starring: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara, Kengo Kora, Eriko Hatsune, Shigesato Itoi
Producer: Shinji Ogawa
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Review by Brian Orndorf, January 5, 2012
8 / 10
�Norwegian Wood� is dark poetry, a tragic love story that combats the inherent cruelty of the tale with lush images of nature and location. It�s a troubling narrative perfectly packaged, unfurling a dramatic sweep of personal loss with a cinematographic precision that generates a specific appreciation of mood when the script occasionally leaves out the details. The expanded air allows director Tran Anh Hung space to feel around the frame, probing for unspoken ways to articulate the difficult relationships and growing pains scattered around this visually striking, melancholy feature film. ...read more...
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