Fear and Trembling
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75 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: Amélie, a dreamy and romantic young Belgian woman, arrives in Japan to begin work as a translator for the giant Yumimoto Corporation. For Amélie, who spent her childhood in Japan, this is a dream come true. But unfamiliar with the customs of the Japanese workplace, she commits a series of cucultural missteps and is singled out as a deviant within the company. Unable to stop her downfall, Amélie suddenly stumbles upon her own extraordinary means of liberation. (Cinema Guild Theatrical)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    100
    Hilarious.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    80
    Mr. Corneau, an eclectic director with a mildly perverse sensibility, turns the conflict of cultures into a psychodrama that is at once lighthearted and intense.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Tasha Robinson
    80
    A feverishly compelling film that doesn't force-feed its ideals to its audience.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: David Ng
    40
    A culture-clash comedy that takes the notion of Japanese otherness to ludicrous extremes.

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