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Departures (Yôjirô Takita/Japan/2008)
Hosted by Dr. Abigail McMeekin (Modern Languages).
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
7 – 9:30PM
Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Gallery
Can an out-of-work cellist adjust to his unexpected new profession as a small-town nokanshi – a professional who prepares bodies for funeral services? Won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
“A moving celebration of life through showing reverence for death.”
- Maggie Lee (Hollywood Reporter)
For more information about the film visit the Departures website. View the trailer.
FREE
Contact:
Katherine Wasiak | katherine.wasiak@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2227