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Fear and Trembling

Fear and Trembling

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-03-12

Languages:

French, Japanese

Countries:

France, Japan

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (3395 Reviews)

Director:

Alain Corneau

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Amèlie Nothomb (novel)

Alain Corneau (scenario)

Fullplot:

A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amèlie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a one-year contract as an interpreter. The vice president and section leader, both men, are boors, but her immediate supervisor, Ms. Mori, is beautiful and trustworthy. Amèlie's downfall begins when she speaks perfect Japanese to clients. She compounds her failure by writing an excellent report for an enterprising colleague. The person she least expects to stab her in the back exposes her work. Thus begins her humiliations. What can become of her and of her relationship with Ms. Mori and with Japan?

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