DAY AND DATE: AU REVOIR L’ÉTÉ

Kôji Fukada’s AU REVOIR L’ÉTÉ had a UK day-&-date release, courtesy of distributor, Day for Night. After touring the festival circuit (Rotterdam, Edinburgh), the Japanese film arrived on FilmDoo on the back of sizzling reviews. This sweet summer breeze of a tale balances new Japanese/Korean cinema and French New Wave, mainly influenced by Eric Rohmer. The coming-of-age film follows Sakuko during her summer before starting university. She visits her aunt in a coastal town, meets a young Fukushima refugee and a web of relationships evolve throughout the summer.