"Family," writes American author Don DeLillo in his seminal novel White Noise, "is the cradle of the world's misinformation." Fast facts about Monster What: Another knotty morality tale from Palme d'Or winner and Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore-eda. These same traits suffuse the oeuvre of Hirokazu Kore-eda – the Japanese director who, over his three-decade career, has probed the dysfunctions and …
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's best works offer tender, illuminating portraits of the many moods of childhood. His new film Monster, which first had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last year, at first seems to follow the same road. The third part is the film's most unforgettable segment, and although Monster takes its own sweet time to arrive …
Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-Eda's drama film Monster received a six-minute standing ovation at the Cannes world premiere on Wednesday. Monster follows Saori, a take-no-prisoners widowed mother, who is now bringing up her son Minato who is weathering tough times in his elementary school. The film is Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s ninth movie overall at the fest. Monster also marks the final film …
