Bento Monogatari
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Bento Monogatari is a 2010 short film by Pieter Dirkx
. It was selected for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
in the Cinéfondation
section. The film was the director's graduation project at the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussels film school.
) for her husband, Frank, who works in the waste collection center. Frank is more interested in his beautiful, young, male colleague and secretly throws his lunchbox away before anyone sees it.
Pieter Dirkx
Pieter Dirkx is a Belgian film director and painter. His short film Bento Monogatari premiered in the Cinéfondation program at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.-Biography:...
. It was selected for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
The 64th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 11 to May 22, 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition...
in the Cinéfondation
Cinéfondation
La Cinéfondation is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers....
section. The film was the director's graduation project at the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussels film school.
Plot
A woman tries to put some new life into her failed marriage by delving into the world of Japanese pop-culture. Every morning, she prepares a cute Japanese lunchbox (bentoBento
is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box-shaped container. Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware...
) for her husband, Frank, who works in the waste collection center. Frank is more interested in his beautiful, young, male colleague and secretly throws his lunchbox away before anyone sees it.
Cast
- Bea Duchateau as Yvonne
- Dirk Lavrysen as Frank
- Bram Van Outryve as Gunther
- Sae Nozawa as PEN