Fear and Trembling
2003 · Movie · 107 min. · France
Amélie, a dreamy and romantic young Belgian woman, arrives in Japan to begin work as a translator for the giant Yumimoto Corporation. For Amélie, who spent her childhood in Japan, this is a dream come true. It is her chance to become a “real Japanese.” Eager to please her bosses and co-workers, Amélie diligently accomplishes her daily tasks with invention and enthusiasm, but, unfamiliar with the customs of the Japanese workplace, she commits a series of cultural missteps and is singled out as a deviant within the company hierarchy, suffering a string of demotions. The harder she tries, the more wrathful her superiors seem to become. Unable to stop her downfall, Amélie suddenly stumbles upon her own extraordinary means of liberation.
Direction Alain Corneau
Cast Sylvie Testud · Kaori Tsuji · Taro Suwa · Bison Katayama · Yasunari Kondo · Sokyu Fujita · Gen Shimaoka · Heileigh Gomes · Eri Sakai
Soundtrack Johann Sebastian Bach
Screenplay Alain Corneau · Amélie Nothomb
Cinematography Yves Angelo
Original title Stupeur et tremblements
6.6
323 votes (FilmAffinity)
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