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Did you like, "Lost in Translation?" Well then, what

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are you waiting for--- immediately get, "Fear and Trembling."
A young Belgian woman, who had spent some time in Japan as a child, returns there to recapture the joy she remembers from those bygone years. She gets a position as a translator in a massive corporation, but very soon discovers culture shock is so named for a very good reason.
There is plenty of fantastic humor, but almost all of it leaves behind a barb. The young actress certainly deserves a major award in this very difficult role.
This easily received four stars (out of five) from me for my Netflix rating.
Unusual, brilliant, nuanced, subtle, and quite unlike anything else you'll see.
What are you waiting for?

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Here's my take from FIVE YEARS ago . . . . - mr grits 10:12:23 10/17/10 (0)
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Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
- Fear And Trembling (Open in New Window)
I don't think we even finished it. nt - Victor Khomenko 10:04:56 10/17/10 (14)
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- Hmm, as a foreigner living in Japan... - grinagog 19:48:03 10/17/10 (13)
  funny stuff, the main actress does a great job, but the Japanese actors wouldn't be anywhere near that intense to work with ( eg: tearing up papers, pulling faces, getting loud ) It would've been very hard to get her out of her contract once she was there ( ! ) Harassment would've been more subtle which might not have come across as well on the big screen
  Unfortunately her wish to become "really Japanese" came a bit too true; she's treated just like a regular employee, 10-20 years ago
  A major corporation simply couldn't get away with any of this now; I've heard of Tokyo banks transferring unwanted employees to Singapore where labour laws are pretty much non-existant + firing them there, also know an American that won 20,000,000yen in a harassment case against an employer; corporations take notice, times have changed
  Entertaining film, thanks for posting this!
  
  GW
  
  Edits: 10/17/10 10/17/10 10/17/10
  - RE: Hmm, as a foreigner living in Japan... - tinear 21:06:14 10/17/10 (12)
    Hey, give credit where credit is due!
    - Have you seen Ramen Girl? - Victor Khomenko 06:30:49 10/18/10 (11)
      If you want to make a silly film, at least make it entertaining. Ramen Girl at least does that.
      
      Hint: movie is not a photo of reality.
      - Well, see, I didn't find "Fear and Trembling" in the least, "silly." In the seventies, - tinear 07:31:17 10/18/10 (10)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Have you seen Ramen Girl? posted by Victor Khomenko on October 18, 2010 at 06:30:49
        
        I was an English instructor in Rio to a major Japanese corporations' execs. It wasn't exactly like the situation in the film, of course, because I wasn't in a film. But I experienced a definite aggressiveness, an unfriendliness. Years before, I worked for a Japanese family as the dishwasher in their restaurant. I was treated EXACTLY like the girl in the film (that surreal experience was like a film)--- utter disrespect, contempt.
        Thanks for the "Ramen" recommendation. I do enjoy Japanese humor....
        
        I thought it was just a bad, boring film. - Victor Khomenko 08:06:18 10/18/10 (9)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Well, see, I didn't find "Fear and Trembling" in the least, "silly." In the seventies, posted by tinear on October 18, 2010 at 07:31:17
        
        Between the two I thought Ramen was a watchable ***film***, the other one was a chore. I simply didn't care to see what happened next and how.
        
        Could have been just me, but my wife didn't object to turning it off either.
        
        I thought you'd like the Hepburn-like waif.... nt - tinear 08:37:28 10/18/10 (8)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I thought it was just a bad, boring film. posted by Victor Khomenko on October 18, 2010 at 08:06:18
        
        fds
        
        I really don't know how you can mention the two in the same sentence... - Victor Khomenko 11:47:46 10/18/10 (7)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I thought you'd like the Hepburn-like waif.... nt posted by tinear on October 18, 2010 at 08:37:28
        
        Sylvie Testud may be cute, but no one will call her pretty.
        
        No one would equate Hepburn's acting ability with Testud's, either. Audrey was.... pretty. - tinear 10:58:28 10/19/10 (6)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I really don't know how you can mention the two in the same sentence... posted by Victor Khomenko on October 18, 2010 at 11:47:46
        
        But vacuous.
        
        "But vacuous." Because she didn't sleep with Kennedy? - Victor Khomenko 11:25:55 10/19/10 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: No one would equate Hepburn's acting ability with Testud's, either. Audrey was.... pretty. posted by tinear on October 19, 2010 at 10:58:28
        
        A gross oversight on part of her publicity manager, admittedly... and sadly...
        
        She didn't? How quaint! nt - tinear 17:56:41 10/19/10 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: "But vacuous." Because she didn't sleep with Kennedy? posted by Victor Khomenko on October 19, 2010 at 11:25:55
        
        fd
        
        I know... trully boring... no "Happy Birthday" song... - Victor Khomenko 05:46:02 10/20/10 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: She didn't? How quaint! nt posted by tinear on October 19, 2010 at 17:56:41
        
        But why are we talking about her? Did you really like the actress that much?
        
        Edits: 10/20/10
        
        I found the nuanced performance in "Fear and Trembling" among the elite ones. nt - tinear 07:17:20 10/20/10 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I know... trully boring... no "Happy Birthday" song... posted by Victor Khomenko on October 20, 2010 at 05:46:02
        
        fsd
        
        Have you seen her in "Tomorrow We Move"? - Victor Khomenko 10:08:50 10/20/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I found the nuanced performance in "Fear and Trembling" among the elite ones. nt posted by tinear on October 20, 2010 at 07:17:20
        
        My wife hated the movie, I found it interesting... within reason.
        I presume you knew she is French.
        
        Edits: 10/20/10
        
        No. Yes. nt - tinear 14:31:57 10/20/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Have you seen her in "Tomorrow We Move"? posted by Victor Khomenko on October 20, 2010 at 10:08:50
        
        fd

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