Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
plus director Q&A
UK PREMIERE
Filmmaker: Isabel Coixet
Spain / 2009 / 109 min / Spanish (with English Subtitles)
Awards: Winner: Special Prize, German Film Critics Association Awards
ICA Cinema 1, Tues March 9, 8.00pm
“A love story which searches the shadows of the human soul” Cannes Film Festival
Nominated for the prestigious Palme D’Or at Cannes, this stylish erotic thriller maps not only the sounds and shades of contemporary Tokyo but also a tense narrative of a grieving and vengeful father, his daughter’s ex-lover, and a hired hit'man' who turns out to be a seductive young woman. With hues of Wong Kar Wai, and ultra-slick performances from Oscar winner Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) and Spanish favourite Sergi López (Pan’s Labyrinth).
“A designer noir-romance” Screen International
Isabel Coixet
Spanish born, writer-director Isabel Coixet is best known for her 2003 My Life Without Me, starring Sarah Polley and Mark Ruffalo. She went on to make The Secret Life of Words, also with Polley, and the Penelope Cruz movie Elegy. Last year Coixet was a member of the Berlinale Jury.
