S U N D A Y , M A Y 2
Program 47
Arclight Hollywood • 9:00 p.m.
LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
(Hong Kong/Japan/Thailand, 2002) Dir.: Pen-ek Ratanaruang; Scr.: Prabda Yoon, Pen-ek Ratanaruang
At first sight, Kenji seems the exemplary librarian. Anal, fastidious and allergic to fish, he has hidden himself away in the library of a Japanese cultural centre in Bangkok. Insofar as he thinks about himself, he identifies with “the last lizard on earth” in a children's book; his main hobby is imagining suicide. But he seems to have a secret, possibly one connected with the full-back yakuza tattoo concealed by his shirt. By the time his secret catches up with him he has stumbled into the life of Thai bar-girl Noi, devastated by the death of her sister in a traffic accident but determined to pull herself together in time to emigrate to Japan next week. They spend a few days together in her semi-derelict house near Pattaya, during which...
35mm, 92 min., color, Narrative, in Thai w/Eng. subtitlesCLICK HERE to go to the VC FILMFEST ONLINE BOXOFFICE and purchase tickets for this program
