September 23, 2010
Criticism
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2010 Audiences got their first glimpse of Tran Anh Hung’s hotly anticipated adaptation of Norwegian Wood at the Venice Film Festival this month. But could the Oscar-nominated director capture the spirit of Haruki Murakami’s hit 1987 novel? Here’s what the critics had to say… “…a beautifully mounted, dramatically inert […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2010
©２０１０「ノルウェイの森」村上春樹／アスミック・エース、フジテレビジョン
Audiences got their first glimpse of Tran Anh Hung’s hotly anticipated adaptation of Norwegian Wood at the Venice Film Festival this month. But could the Oscar-nominated director capture the spirit of Haruki Murakami’s hit 1987 novel? Here’s what the critics had to say…
- “…a beautifully mounted, dramatically inert study of some attractive young Japanese men and women rather too enamored of suicide, a 133-minute bummer.”
Shane Danielsen, Indiewire.com - “I’m not being entirely facetious when I say that there is [an] intense ‘emo’ quality to the film—almost a Twilight for the arthouse set—but it is beautifully made, well acted and offers a swoon of pleasure.”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian - “Fans of the book and lovers of elegantly staged arthouse cinema will adore its faithfulness to both story and sense of place, though its slow and refined pace may be off-putting for some.”
Mark Adams, Screen Daily - “As John Lennon once sang, ‘Isn’t it good? Norwegian Wood.’ You bet it is.”
James Mottram, Total Film
