Archipel
Animation, imagination and reality merge in this enchanting search for the soul of the French-Canadian province of Quebec.
72'
Canada
IFFR 2021
A Japanese triptych about sex, aphrodisiac foods and secret desires. Kurita appears in every part, always with a box of Chinese chestnuts under his arm. In part one, Natto, named after a traditional fermented soy bean dish, Kurita visits designer Enatsu purporting to be in an affair with the latter’s wife Masumi. In Mapo, named after Chinese tofu, Kurita asks Akane, the woman who used to bully him, to hit him with her car. The final part, Ramen, centres on the adulterous affair between married Ikeyama and Momoka.
Although Sexual Drive contains no explicit sex scenes, it is definitely an erotic film. Director Yoshida Kota’s sensual close-ups of the female leads relishing their favourite dishes with increasing arousal are reminiscent of the Japanese classic Tampopo (1985). Almost orgiastically, natto-eating Masumi asks Enatsu: “Do you want some?” A massive double entendre.
IFFR 2021
Programme IFFR 2021
A diverse competition bridging the gap between popular, classic and art house cinema. An expert audience jury picks the winner.
Still: As We Like It
Read more about this programmeAnimation, imagination and reality merge in this enchanting search for the soul of the French-Canadian province of Quebec.
72'
Canada
IFFR 2021
Sophisticated, layered drama about breaking out of your social bubble and looking for love in contemporary Japan.
124'
Japan
IFFR 2021
Energetic, colourful reworking of Shakespeare’s love story, in which the lovebirds are now played by women. Set in the bustling metropolis of Taipei.
107'
Taiwan
IFFR 2021