- Japón (film)
Infobox Film
name = Japón
caption =
director =Carlos Reygadas
producer =Carlos Reygadas
writer =Carlos Reygadas
starring = Alejandro Ferretis
Magdalena Flores
Yolanda Villa
music =
cinematography = Diego Martínez Vignatti
editing = Daniel Melguizo
distributor = TLA Releasing
released = 2002
runtime = 130 mins.
country = MEX
language = Spanish
budget =
gross =
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followed_by =
amg_id = 261210
imdb_id = 0322824"Japón" is a 2002 Mexican film.
Plot
A man on the brink of suicide regains the will to live under decidedly unusual circumstances in this drama from Mexico. A quietly despondent man (Alejandro Ferretis) leaves behind the city for a journey into a quiet village in the valley, telling anyone who cares to know that once he's settled in, he intends to kill himself. The man takes a room with Ascen (Magdalena Flores), and elderly woman who lost her husband some years ago. Keeping to himself, the man paints, thinks, and prepares himself for death, while Ascen slowly becomes aware of the depth of his depression. As Ascen's nephew attempts to rob her of her share of the family estate, the man feels a desire to live waking inside him again -- as well as the desire for a woman. Improbably, the man turns to Ascen for physical affection, and sensing his need for comfort, she complies, though the seduction lacks a great deal in the way of romance.
The film is noted for its extremely wide 2.66:1 screen-aspect ratio.
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