Fear and Trembling (2003)
Amélie, a young Belgian woman, having spent her childhood in Japan, decides to return to live there and tries to integrate in the Japanese society. She is determined to be a "real Japanese" before her year contract runs out, though it precisely this determination that is incompatable with Japanese humility. Though she is hired for a choice position as a translator at an import/export firm, her inability to understand Japanese cultural norms results in increasingly humiliating demotions. Though Amelie secretly adulates her, her immediate supervisor takes sadistic pleasure in belittling her all along. She finally manages to break Amelie's will by making her the bathroom attendant, and is delighted when Amelie tells her the she will not renew her contract. Amelie realizes that she is finally a real Japanese when she enters the company president's office "with fear and trembling," which could only be possible because her determination was broken by Miss Fubuki's systematic torture.
Cast
- Sylvie Testud - Amélie
- Kaori Tsuji - Fubuki
- Bison Katayama - Monsieur Omochi
- Tarō Suwa - Monsieur Saito
- Yasunari Kondo - Monsieur Tenshi
- Sokyu Fujita - Monsieur Haneda
- Gen Shimaoka - Monsieur Unaji
- Heileigh Gomes - Amélie enfant
- Eri Sakai - Fubuki enfant
Screenplay
- Amélie Nothomb (Novel)
- Alain Corneau
Keywords
based on novel or book, fish out of water, tokyo, japan, translator, employer employee relationship
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fear and Trembling about?
- Amélie, a young Belgian woman, having spent her childhood in Japan, decides to return to live there and tries to integrate in the Japanese society. She is determined to be a "real Japanese" before her year contract runs out, though it precisely this determination that is incompatable with Japanese humility. Though she is hired for a choice position as a translator at an import/export firm, her inability to understand Japanese cultural norms results in increasingly humiliating demotions. Though Amelie secretly adulates her, her immediate supervisor takes sadistic pleasure in belittling her all along. She finally manages to break Amelie's will by making her the bathroom attendant, and is delighted when Amelie tells her the she will not renew her contract. Amelie realizes that she is finally a real Japanese when she enters the company president's office "with fear and trembling," which could only be possible because her determination was broken by Miss Fubuki's systematic torture.
- Who directed Fear and Trembling?
- Fear and Trembling was directed by Alain Corneau.
- Who stars in Fear and Trembling?
- Fear and Trembling stars Sylvie Testud, Kaori Tsuji, Bison Katayama, Tarō Suwa, Yasunari Kondo, Sokyu Fujita.
- How long is Fear and Trembling?
- Fear and Trembling has a runtime of 1h 47m (107 minutes).
- What genre is Fear and Trembling?
- Fear and Trembling is a Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was Fear and Trembling produced?
- Fear and Trembling was produced in Japan, France.