‘Tokyo Sonata’ Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s New Film ‘Real’ Added to New York Film Festival Main Slate
The latest film from “Tokyo Sonata” director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, “Real,” which had its premiere at Locarno, will be a part of the New York Film Festival main slate.
READ MORE: Locarno Film Festival Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Real’ Wanders Through a Comatose Mind
The synopsis of the film, from the Film Society of Lincoln Center: “A star manga artist (Haruka Ayase) is in a coma, the result perhaps of a suicide attempt. In an experimental medical procedure, her husband (Takeru Satô) enters her unconscious in an attempt to awaken her. But when one psyche merges with another, mirror opposites are the possible, troubling result. A haunting successor to the mother of all time travel films, Chris Marker’s LA JETÉE, with a tip of the hat to Bong Joon-ho’s THE HOST, REAL finds its mysteries in the ordinary. What does it mean to be coupled? Can love conquer death? A unique film from one of the most unique artists in contemporary cinema.”
General public tickets go on sale for the 2013 New York Film Festival on September 8. The fest runs from September 27-October 13.
