Pluskylang
Great Film overall
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Donald Busch (cex-69529)
2/10A useless film that will bore you and goes nowhere. No pay-off. I spoke to my friend and she said it is based on a true story. So what? Apparently not all 'true stories' need to be made into films. Especially ones where nothing happens and everything is boring.European woman meets Japanese man in Japan and they become teacher/student and friends. He mentions he is in a secret society. I was waiting for the intrigue waiting to see what the answer is. I guessed it is that he is gay and is on to 'her' that she is a man (based on 'her' looks) and that his parents are also in a same-sex marriage (you will know if you see his 'mother'). At the end it is as boring as the rest of the film and nothing happens.According to the end of the film this is a Canada/French production. I have nothing more to say.
SnoopyStyle
Amélie (Pauline Etienne) was born in Japan. She always wanted to be Japanese despite born to Belgian parents and moving back to Belgium when she was five. She's 20 and tries to immerse herself in the Japanese culture. She gets hired by Rinri as a private French tutor. He's her only student. They grow closer together. She gets an one-year contract with a large Japanese company. She hates her job and Rinri proposes to her. She's reluctant and then the 2011 tsunami hits Japan.Most of this has a charming Lost in Translation feel. The romance also has its charms. Pauline Etienne has an endearing wide-eyed persona. Her character does a turn in her attitude. There should be more to that part of the story. The tsunami is a splash of cold water from the real world. The last act is a little abrupt. Overall, this is a charming little movie.
rowmorg
Top marks for this excellently directed picture about a highly motivated Belgian who sets out to give French lessons and immediately meets the charming Rinri, whose parents happen to be quite extraordinarily eccentric and very rich. Soon they are making love in his home, and Amelie (Pauline Etienne) is over the moon. He takes her (and us) everywhere, including to a goods yard where some brightly illuminated trucks appear. She loves it, and so do we. This is simply an adorable film with a suitably sad ending, highly recommended.
Leslie Cole
Amélie (Pauline Ètienne) is a twenty year old Belgian expatriate, French tutor living in Japan. When Rinri's (Taichi Inoue) well-to-do father hires Amélie to teach his son, the two quickly fall in love. Although Amélie was born in Japan and adores everything about its culture, she painfully learns that that is not enough to be accepted in Japanese society. Will Rinri, a closet Francophile and lover of Yakuza film, find the balance needed to present Amélie to his family as an honorable Japanese woman? Pauline Ètienne's Amélie shares the quirkiness of Audrey Tautou's character in the film of the same name ("Amélie"), all the allure of Scarlett Johansson's Charlotte from "Lost in Translation," and the gullibility of Shirley MacLaine's Charity Hope Valentine of "Sweet Charity." What separates "Tokyo Fiancée" from the aforementioned trio of hopeless romantic tales is the absolutely breathtaking scenery that cameraman Hichame Alaouié deftly captures. "Tokyo Fiancée" is a cinematic engagement worth accepting.
