Fear and Trembling
Directed by Alain Corneau
A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a one-year contract as an interpreter. The vice president and section leader, both men, are boors, but her immediate supervisor, Ms. Mori, is beautiful and trustworthy. Amélie's downfall begins when she speaks perfect Japanese to clients. She compounds her failure by writing an excellent report for an enterprising colleague. The person she least expects to stab her in the back exposes her work. Thus begins her humiliations. What can become of her and of her relationship with Ms. Mori and with Japan?
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Fear and Trembling was released on March 12, 2003.
Fear and Trembling was directed by Alain Corneau.
Fear and Trembling has a runtime of 1h 47m.
Fear and Trembling was produced by Alain Sarde.
A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a one-year contract as an interpreter. The vice president and section leader, both men, are boors, but her immediate supervisor, Ms. Mori, is beautiful and trustworthy. Amélie's downfall begins when she speaks perfect Japanese to clients. She compounds her failure by writing an excellent report for an enterprising colleague. The person she least expects to stab her in the back exposes her work. Thus begins her humiliations. What can become of her and of her relationship with Ms. Mori and with Japan?
The key characters in Fear and Trembling are Amélie (Sylvie Testud), Fubuki (Kaori Tsuji), Monsieur Omochi (Bison Katayama).
Fear and Trembling is rated Not Rated.
Fear and Trembling is a Drama, Comedy film.
Fear and Trembling has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.
Fear and Trembling has made $2.3M at the box office.