The Eel
28 October 2009 - 31 October 2009
£8 / £7 Concessions / £6 ICA Members.
Winner of the Palme D’Or at Cannes in 1997 (shared with Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry), this wry drama follows a man starting a new life after eight years in prison for murdering his wife. He becomes a barber, befriends an eel, saves a suicidal woman and attempts to come to terms with his past. A sedate tale with powerful undercurrents and unexpected disruptions.
Dir Shohei Imamura, Japan 1997, 117 mins, subtitles, 35mm
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