Bento Monogatari
Bento Monogatari (often translated as 'Lunchbox Story') is a 2010 short film by Pieter Dirkx. It was selected for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in the Cinéfondation section.[1] The film was the director's graduation project at the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussels film school.
| Bento Monogatari | |
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| Directed by | Pieter Dirkx |
| Written by | Pieter Dirkx |
| Starring | Bea Duchateau Dirk Lavrysen Bram Van Outryve |
| Music by | Pieter Dirkx Eli Dirkx |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Lauwers |
| Edited by | Pieter Dirkx |
Release date |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | Dutch Japanese English |
Plot
A woman tries to put some new life into her failed marriage by delving into the world of Japanese pop-culture. Every morning, she prepares a cute Japanese lunchbox (bento) for her husband, Frank, who works in the waste collection center. Frank is more interested in his beautiful, young, male colleague and secretly throws his lunchbox away before anyone sees it.
Cast
- Bea Duchateau as Yvonne
- Dirk Lavrysen as Frank
- Bram Van Outryve as Gunther
- Sae Nozawa as PEN
See also
References
- "Bento Monogatari Selected for Cannes". Flanders Image.
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