This week's recommendations Friday, May 5, 2023 New movie "The Mountain of No Return" / Old movie "Brazil"

New movie “The Mountain of No Return”

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The long-awaited film adaptation of the international best-selling novel of the same name, which has been translated into 39 languages ​​around the world and won the Strega Award, the highest award in Italian literature. Co-directed by a husband-and-wife team who are both director and screenwriter, this is a carefully crafted film about the friendship and exchange of souls between young men who face the mountains and face themselves. What does it mean to live? What is a human? Through the contrasting lives of two people portrayed in the midst of overwhelming nature, the viewer is asked many questions. What were the two directors thinking when they made this movie? I spoke to him.

May 5th (Friday) Shinjuku Piccadilly, Cine Switch Ginza, Cine Libre Ikebukuro, and other theaters nationwide Distributor: Cetera International

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Old movie "Brazil"

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May 5th is Monty Python member Michael Palin's birthday. His masterpiece as an actor is ``Brazil'' (1985), which was directed by his ally Terry Gilliam. Palin plays Jack, a key character in the story, but Robert De Niro originally wanted the role. De Niro plays Tuttle, a plumber who rebels against a controlled society.

Read the review here