Three office temps organise a farewell meal for one of their colleagues who has just been fired. Two staff members complain about the erratic air-conditioning. The laid-off employee makes a farewell speech. That, in short, is the plot of this three-parter by Japanese director Toshiki Okada. But there is more. The often banal dialogue serves to mask the frustrations and impotence of a new generation of employees. The compulsive movements, repetitions of dialogue and the background music unmistakably remind one of the novels by Haruki Murakami. The pressures of 21st century Japanese office life and the emptiness of modern day existence are brought into sharp focus.
dates
Sun June 12 2011 10:30 PM
Mon June 13 2011 10:30 PM
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Japanese
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Duration of performance unknown (zonder pauze)
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© Dieter Hartwig
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© Dieter Hartwig
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© Dieter Hartwig
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© Dieter Hartwig
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