Family Romance, LLC

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Movie
Original title Family Romance, LLC
Country of production United States
original language Japanese
Publishing year 2019
Rod
Director Werner Herzog
script Werner Herzog
music Ernst Reijseger
camera Werner Herzog
cut Sean Scannell
occupation
  • Yuichi Ishii
  • Mahiro Tanimoto

Family Romance, LLC is a feature film directed by Werner Herzog .

action

A man is paid to portray the father of a 12-year-old girl by the hour.

background

The film title is the name of a company in Tokyo that was founded by Yuichi Ishii and hires people out as replacement family members, among other things. The film premiered on May 18, 2019 as a special screening at the Cannes International Film Festival . It was also screened at the Telluride Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Sofia Glasl: My father, the actor. In: cinema. Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 9, 2020, accessed on July 9, 2020 .
  2. Thomas Hahn: Papa on order. In: Society. Süddeutsche Zeitung , February 7, 2020, accessed on February 9, 2020 .
  3. Pete Hammond: Telluride Film Festival: 'Ford V Ferrari', 'Judy', 'Motherless Brooklyn', Weinstein-Inspired Drama 'The Assistant' Among Premieres Headed To 46th Edition - Full List. In: Deadline Hollywood . August 29, 2019, accessed on February 9, 2020 (English): "[...] the inevitable latest entry from Werner Herzoz, the only still-living person to have his own theater named after him at the Telluride festival [...]"
  4. Philip Brasor: Hirokazu Kore-eda talks politics as Japan flexes its movie muscle in Busan. In: The Japan Times . Retrieved on February 9, 2020 (English): "Werner Herzog's wry take on rental families in Japan"