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Café Lumière poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.3 / 100
2003·Drama·1h 48m

CAFÉ LUMIÈRE

In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.

Above the Line
Hsiao-Hsien Hou·DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien·WriterChu Tien-Wen·WriterMark Lee Ping-Bing·Director of PhotographyYosui Inoue·MusicLiao Ching-sung·Editor
Cast
Yo Hitoto·Yoko InoueTadanobu Asano·Hajime TakeuchiMasato Hagiwara·SeijiKimiko Yo·Yoko's StepmotherNenji Kobayashi·Yoko's FatherYôko HoshiKeiichi AsadaYukio EndôMikiko KakizawaHiroko Kumada
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 2
Hou Hsiao-hsien·DirectorFumio Nomoto·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Hou Hsiao-hsien·WriterChu Tien-Wen·Writer
Camera· 1
Mark Lee Ping-Bing·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Liao Ching-sung·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Yosui Inoue·MusicTu Duu-chih·Sound DesignerYosui Inoue·Songs
Art & Design· 7
Toshiharu Aida·Production DesignKazumi Hoshino·Costume DesignYôji Yamada·Costume DesignToshiharu Aida·Set DecorationKikuko Muramoto·Makeup ArtistYuko Takamori·Makeup ArtistYukio Kumagai·Title Designer
Production· 5
Liao Ching-sung·ProducerHideji Miyajima·ProducerIchiro Yamamoto·ProducerFumiko Osaka·ProducerNobuyuki Kajikawa·Line Producer
Other Departments· 1
Tan Chi Liang·Gaffer
By the Numbers
75.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Café Lumière's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Calm, Reflective, Gentle
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a man and a woman seated at a table, partially obscured by a window frame, with a red flower in a vase between them. Above them, the title "”

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Key Elements
Red FlowerVaseCoffee CupsSugar And Creamer Set
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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