Feminine Melancholy a.k.a. A Woman’s Sorrow
Dir: Naruse Mikio
Japan, 1937, 74 minmins, DCP
Cast: Irie Takako, Saeki Hideo, Okawa Heihachiro
Marrying into a wealthy family to relieve her family’s poverty, Hiroko soon finds out that becoming a wife is little more than being a maid for her in-laws. “Conservative and indecisive” as Hiroko describes herself, she ultimately makes the decision to break the marital bond, motivated by her empathy for the desperate love of the estranged boyfriend to her irresponsible sister-in-law. Dense with sharp social observation, Naruse’s corrosive depiction of the bourgeoisie family is yet a celebrated journey of a woman’s self-discovery.
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Buy Ticket 2020-01-04 (Sat)
14:30Door Tickets Available at the Venue on Screening Date 2020-02-08 (Sat)
18:00
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
K11 Art House
Chinese Subtitles
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