Three important filmmakers from Italy, Japan, and France will be celebrated at the 23rd edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (June 14-24, 2024, Cluj-Napoca). These are Daniele Luchetti, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, and Claude Sautet, whose iconic films will be showcased in the 3x3 section.
Tickets for TIFF.23 are available online - https://tiff.ro/program.
Daniele Luchetti began his foray into the film world as an actor and assistant director for Nanni Moretti but quickly established himself as a director with a unique vision, regardless of the genre he tackled.
At TIFF.23, viewers will be able to see "The School" (La Scuola, 1995), which presents the fates of young people in a suburban high school, "The Ties" (Lacci, 2020), a drama about a marriage in crisis that opened the Venice Film Festival, as well as Trust (Confidenza, 2024), his latest film, where Daniele Luchetti delves into the territory of psychological thrillers.
Daniele Luchetti's films will be shown at TIFF.23 with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute.
Considered one of the most important contemporary Japanese filmmakers, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi gained international fame with "Happy Hour" (2015), which premiered at Locarno. His subsequent films have been selected at the most important film festivals in the world, from Berlin and Venice to Cannes, and even the Oscars, becoming the third Japanese director nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.
Included in the 3x3 section are "The Passion" (2008), the director's second film, about an engagement party that takes an unexpected turn, "Drive My Car" (2021), the Murakami adaptation that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and "Evil Does Not Exist" (2023), winner of the grand jury prize at Venice, about a village threatened by the construction of a glamping complex. These three titles complement the tribute to Japanese cinema through the Focus Japan section.
Although his films were not well-received by critics at the time of their premiere and were overshadowed by those of the French New Wave, Claude Sautet's works are now considered classic masterpieces that describe French bourgeois society, often featuring indecisive men and strong women as protagonists.
"The Things of Life" (Les choses de la vie, 1970), selected in the Official Competition at Cannes, was the film that caught the public's attention, becoming a box office hit in France. It stars Michel Piccoli and Romy Schneider, who would become his muse. The two also star in "Max and the Junkmen" (Max et les ferrailleurs, 1971), about a Parisian police inspector frustrated by gangs of thieves who always slip through his fingers. For "Vincent, François, Paul and the Others" (Vincent, François, Paul et les autres…, 1974), a portrait of men facing midlife crises, the director brought together an impressive cast including Yves Montand, Michel Piccoli, Serge Reggiani, and Gerard Depardieu. These three defining titles for Claude Sautet's filmography will be shown in restored versions at TIFF in the 3x3 section.
Claude Sautet's films will be shown at TIFF.23 with the support of the French Institute and the French Embassy in Romania.