Sometime after a Tokyo earthquake, a giant talking frog and a lost cat help three unhappy humans find purpose in their lives while also working to save Tokyo from a second disaster in this surreal new animated feature.
France/Luxembourg/Canada/Netherlands, 2022, Pierre Földes
This surreal, award-winning new animated feature is based on stories by acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami (Drive My Car, Burning). Sometime after a Tokyo earthquake, a giant talking frog and a lost cat help three unhappy humans find purpose in their lives while also working to save Tokyo from a second disaster. “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is an impressive achievement…Balances moments of flighty whimsy against deeper existential questions.” –Screen Int’l. Cleveland premiere. In English. DCP. 110 min. https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/blind-willow-sleeping-woman
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2023/06/08 - 2023/06/10
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
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