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Sidonie in Japan
Theatrical release poster
FrenchSidonie au Japon
Directed byÉlise Girard
Written by
Produced bySébastien Haguenauer
Starring
CinematographyCéline Bozon
Edited byThomas Glaser
Music byGérard Massini
Production
companies
  • 10:15! Productions
  • Lupa Film
  • Box Productions
  • Fourier Films
  • Film-in-Evolution
  • Mikino
  • Les Films du Camélia
Distributed by
  • Art House Films (France)
  • Majestic Filmverleih (Germany)
Release dates
  • 1 September 2023 (2023-09-01) (Venice)
  • 3 April 2024 (2024-04-03) (France)
  • 11 July 2024 (2024-07-11) (Germany)
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Japan
Languages
Box office$1.4 million[2]

Sidonie in Japan (French: Sidonie au Japon) is a 2023 romantic drama film co-written and directed by Élise Girard and starring Isabelle Huppert, Tsuyoshi Ihara and August Diehl. It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2023.

Premise

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Established French writer Sidonie Perceval mourns her late husband, Antoine, while traveling to Japan for a reedition of her first book. While there, she begins an affair with her mysterious Japanese publisher, Kenzo, while the ghost of her husband begins appearing.

Cast

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Production

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Girard drew inspiration for the film from her first trip to Japan that she made to promote her 2011 film Belleville-Tokyo.[3] The film is a co-production of France, Germany, Switzerland and Japan.[3][4] It is one of the last works of co-writer Sophie Fillières, who died two months before its premiere.[3]

Release

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Sidonie in Japan had its world premiere in the Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) section of the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2023.[1][3][5][6] The film was released theatrically in France on 3 April 2024 by Art House Films and in Germany on 11 July 2024 by Majestic Filmverleih.[7][8][9]

Reception

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Isabelle Huppert and Élise Girard present the film at 41st International Film Festival in Munich, Germany, on 30 June 2024

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lodge, Guy (4 September 2023). "'Sidonie in Japan' Review: A Haunted Isabelle Huppert Gives This Gently Drifting Ghost Story a Soul". Variety. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Sidonie in Japan (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Leffler, Rebecca (1 September 2023). "Venice title 'Sidonie In Japan' starring Isabelle Huppert sells for Indie Sales; first trailer revealed". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Sidonie in Japan". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (1 September 2023). "'Sidonie in Japan' Review: Isabelle Huppert Gets Lost, and Found, in Translation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Sidonie au Japon". Giornate degli Autori. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ Pierrette, Maximilien (2 April 2024). "Au cinéma : Sidonie au Japon... Pourquoi faut-il voir ce film doux avec Isabelle Huppert ?". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ Raymond, Vincent (3 April 2024). ""Sidonie au Japon", "Et plus si affinités" en salle le 3 avril 2024". Stimento (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Madame Sidonie in Japan" (in German). Majestic Filmverleih. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Sidonie in Japan". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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