Oscar-Nominated ‘Perfect Days’, ‘The Taste Of Things’, ‘The Monk And The Gun’ & The Ennio Morricone Doc That Almost Disappeared – Specialty Preview
deadline.comIt’s a weekend of well-reviewed indie openings with Bleecker Street’s Out Of Darkness, The Monk And The Gun (from the directors of Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom) and limited openings for The Taste Of Things, Perfect Days (Best International Feature nominated), Anthony Chen’s Drift, Bas Devos’ Here and Ennio by Giuseppe Tornatore, which premiered in Venice in 2021 and is finally getting a U.S.
release. Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days, Japan’s official Oscar submission that nabbed a nom, opened at six locations in New York and LA Wednesday, adding additional cities next week.
The film written by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki stars Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho, Best Actor winner in Cannes where the film premeired), a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo who seems utterly content with his simple life until a series of unexpected encounters reveal more of his unearthed past.
See Deadline review. Neon had a qualifying run in November. IFC Films presents The Taste Of Things(The Pot-au-Feu), Tràn Anh Hùng’s ode to French cuisine and the art of cooking, in limited release in NY (IFC Center, Film At Lincoln Center) and LA (Laemmle Royal).
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