{"product_id":"harmonium","title":"Harmonium","description":"Product Description\n\n**NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' PICK**\n**WINNER - UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY PRIZE - CANNES FILM FESTIVAL**\nIntended as a companion piece to the black comedy Hospitalite, Harmonium returns to the domestic sphere as it captures the collapse of a seemingly ordinary Japanese family. Life for Toshio, his wife, and their younger daughter Hotaru carries on as usual until he hires the mysterious Mr. Yasaka, an old acquaintance dressed in white who has just been released from prison, in his workshop. Harmonium captivated critics and audiences alike during the 69th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize.\nBonus Features include New York Asian Film Festival interview with star Kanji Furutachi and short film, Birds, directed by Koji Fukada.\nPackage includes Directors' statement, Why-We-Selected statement, and chapter breaks.\n\nReview\n\nWINNER - Un Certain Regard Jury Prize - Cannes Film Festival\nWINNER - Best Actor - Asian Film Awards\nNOMINATED - Un Certain Regard Award - Cannes Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Cannes Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Toronto International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Melbourne International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Montreal Festival of New Cinema\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Haifa Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Chicago International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Philadelphia International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Tokyo International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - St. Louis International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Denver Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Stockholm International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - AFI Fest\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Palm Springs International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Rotterdam International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Film Comments Selects ---\n\n[M]asterful performances. [T]his tale approaches a family's flawed construct with the critical seriousness of Robert Bresson or Fukada's compatriot Nagisa Oshima. - Maggie Lee, Variety\n[C]ommands attention from start to finish. The film's insights into the isolation evident in the relationships most take for granted marriages, parent-child connections and long-term friendships don't merely hit their targets; they smash them with a sledgehammer. --Sarah Ward, Screen Daily\n\n...deeply involving and uncannily affecting... --Jessica Kiang, The Playlist\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B075QV9WG9\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B075QV9WG9.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eBinding: DVD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41664968359994,"sku":"DBV.B075QV9WG9.A","price":12.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B075QV9WG9-0.jpg?v=1789960034","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/harmonium","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}