"Cafe Lumiere"
2004
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

Part of a tribute to the Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth, this luminous work marks the first time that Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien shot a film entirely in a foreign location and in a foreign language. Yoko, a freelance writer, becomes friends with Hajime, the proprietor of a bookstore, and the two spend a great deal of time together in coffee shops. One day Yoko tells her parents that she is pregnant and that the father of the child is Taiwanese. Her parents worry about her future and her choice to become an unmarried mother. Although he cannot articulate his feelings, Hajim is filled with love for Yoko. Japanese with English subtitles. 103 minutes.