Screening

Standby only

This screening includes Shoplifters

a family jumps in the air on the beach from the film Shoplifters.

Date and time:: Sun, Jan 27, 2019, From 4–6:01 pm
Runtime:: 2 hr 1 min
Cost:: Free, but ticketed

All tickets have been distributed for this screening. IU Cinema will recognize a standby line at 3pm on Sunday, January 27, and seat patrons as space is available. Patrons with tickets must be seated by 3:55pm to be guaranteed a seat.

East Asian Film Series: Current Trends in Japanese Cinema

In 2018 Japanese cinema wowed international audiences at the Cannes Film Festival with a pair of works that continue to earn accolades from audiences and critics alike. Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Shoplifters became the first Japanese film in over 20 years to win top honors at Cannes, while anime auteur Hosoda Mamoru (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) introduced the world to another time-traveling heroine in Mirai.

Series: East Asian Film Series, International Art House Series

Rating:: R
Year Released:: 2018
Format:: 2K DCP
Genres:: Drama
Metadata:: Directed by Hirozaku Kore-eda

Director Kore-eda Hirokazu won the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters, about a financially struggling family reduced to stealing to survive. Shoplifters went on to become a mainstream commercial hit in its home country, but also found itself in the midst of controversy for its frank depiction of poverty amidst a society that has long turned a blind eye to the plight of its poorest citizens. In Japanese with English subtitles. Contains mature content.