Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman with Director Q&A (15)

Dir. Pierre Foldes | 2022 | 130 mins | France, Luxembourg, Canada, The Netherlands

Based on a collection of short stories by Haruki Murakami, BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN is an animated feature film that was produced using a new technique of “live animation” to striking visual, sound and storytelling results.

It follows the lives of multiple characters as they navigate post-Tsunami existence and the existential repercussions of urban life, including an unambitious bank employee, his disheartened wife, a delusional accountant, a lost cat and a giant talkative frog.

“An impressive achievement, a piece of storytelling which balances moments of flighty whimsy against deeper existential questions”  – Screen Daily

“Pierre Földes succeeds in a captivating adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Short Stories”  – Cineuropa

“Gorgeously drawn. . . Translucent lines and rough crosshatched textures throughout the background art give the film both tactility and a touch of ephemerality ” – BFI/Sight & Sound

Followed by Q&A with Director Pierre Foldes

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman with Director Q&A (15)

Thursday 27th April, 6.30pm

Tickets: £8.50, £7 (Concessions), £6.50 (Members) 

A £1 Poly Fund payment is added to each ticket sold.

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