VIFF 2012 review: Like Someone in Love
(France/Iran/Japan)
Although often depicted as an anti-cinephile, Abbas Kiarostami demonstrated his love for the works of Yasujirô Ozu in his 2003 film, Five. This time around, it’s Ozu all the way: story, location, nation, generational conflict… Everything except for the great Iranian director’s own patented automobile conversations and reflection-painted windshields. Asian cinema’s reigning master of quietism pays tribute to his towering Japanese predecessor, and the results are nothing short of astonishing.
Vogue, October 4 (6:30 p.m.) and 10 (3:30 p.m.); Vancity, October 12 (11 a.m.)
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