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"Last Life in the Universe"
2003
Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Like Lost in Translation with a deadpan Kaurismaki vibe, Pen-ek Ratanaruang's tender film explores themes of ennui and isolation in a foreign land. Tadanobu Asano stars as Kenji, a Japanese librarian living in Bangkok who has shut himself off from society. When a chance encounter with a feisty bargirl (Sinitta Boonyasak) seduces him back to life, Kenji must learn to reconcile the fleetingness of their connection. Beautifully photographed by Christopher Doyle, the film "inhabits a high-lonesome world unto itself, a bright daydream that dissipates in the aching gap of a missed connection" (Jessica Winter, Village Voice). Thai, Japanese, and English with English subtitles.  104 minutes.

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