There were 33 reaction slips returned following the screening of this film. The results were:
- ‘Excellent’: 19 votes
- ‘Very Good’: 14 votes
- ‘Good’: 0 votes
- ‘Satisfactory’: 0 votes
- ‘Poor’: 0 votes
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Audience feedback for “Shoplifters’
Following 2016’s After the Storm and 2017’s Third Murder (not shown by the Film Club), “Shoplifters” marks a return to Kore-eda’s studies of Japanese Family values, and was a worthy winner of Cannes 2018 Palme d’Or. Several responses (including mine) have commented on the way the story completely turned in on itself, shattering the illusion of a strong ‘Family’ bond that had been built up in the first hour.
Always a popular choice among Film Club members, this is the first of two of Kore-eda films being shown this season (following the restoration by the BFI of his first 4 films, we have taken the opportunity to also screen Maborosi, his 1995 directorial debut)
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