Bento Monogatari (Lunchbox Story)

Original Title: Bento Monogatari

27' | 2011 (Completed)

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Director:	Pieter Dirkx
Producer:	Pieter Dirkx
Writer:	Pieter Dirkx

Full credits

Yvonne's attempts to revive her failing marriage come to nothing.

synopsis

Yvonne tries to put some new life into her failing marriage by delving into the world of Japanese pop-culture. Every morning, she prepares a cute Japanese lunchbox (or 'bento') for her husband Frank, who works in the waste collection centre. But Frank is more interested in his handsome male colleague and secretly throws his lunchbox away before anyone sees it.
Yvonne essaie d’apporter un vent frais dans son mariage raté en se plongeant dans la culture pop japonaise. Tous les matins, elle prépare une mignonne boîte à tartine japonaise (Bento) pour son mari, Frank, qui travaille dans un centre de tri des déchets. Frank porte quant à lui son attention sur son beau et jeune collègue et jette secrètement le contenu de sa boîte à tartine avant que quelqu’un ne puisse le voir.

Credits

Director
Pieter Dirkx
Producer
Pieter Dirkx
Writer
Pieter Dirkx
Cast
Bram Van Outryve, Sae Nozawa, Bea Duchateau
Editing
Pieter Dirkx
Photography
Benjamin Lauwers
Sound
Yanna Soentjens, Jeroen Truijens
Music
Pieter Dirkx, Eli Dirkx

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2011
Production status
Completed
Original title
Bento Monogatari
Original language
Dutch, Japanese, English

Technical specs

Running time
27'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Available formats
Apple ProRes 422
Colour
Colour

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Contact

LUCA School of Arts

Paleizenstraat 70
1030 Brussel
Belgium

T + 32 (0)2 250 15 11
info@luca-arts.be

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

No festival information available.

Awards

Festival selections 2010: Cannes International Film Festival ) - Cinéfondation (FR) / Het Grote Ongeduld! (BE) / International Short Film Festival Leuven (BE)Festival awards 2010: Canvasprijs - SCAM/SACD Publieksprijs (Het Grote Ongeduld!)