Drawing primarily from our 35mm collection, we are presenting an exquisite spring bouquet of Palme d’or winners to coincide with the can’t-miss Cannes Film Festival.
Winner of the Palme d'or, 1997 Cannes Film Festival
After spending eight years in prison for the murder of his wife, Takuro Yamashita is released on parole. He starts a new life by working as a hairdresser in a small town near Tokyo. His best friend is an eel he tamed during his time behind bars. His life changes abruptly the day he saves Keiko, a young woman who has attempted suicide.
Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura is a Japanese filmmaker. He is a key figure of the Japanese New Wave alongside the likes of Nagisa Oshima and Kiju Yoshida. His style stands out from mainstream Japanese cinema. Both baroque and provocative, his work reflects a radical social critique and is characterized by singular visual and dramatic explorations that blend fantasy, symbolism, and documentary techniques. His films frequently adopt the perspective of marginalized individuals or the lower strata of society, embarking on an aesthetic and philosophical quest through the exploration of atrocity, historical horror, and animal or human aversion. Imamura has won the Palme d’or twice at the Cannes Film Festival, doing so with The Ballad of Narayama (1983) and The Eel (1997).
