Film

Felice… Felice…

1998 · 1h 39m · Drama

IMDb

7.0

Tragic love story about the photographer and explorer Felice Beato who travelled back to Japan in 1895 to seek his former wife O-Kiku. On the way he describes in a nostalgic letter to his brother how much he yearns for his lost love O-Kiku and how impotent he feels in an ancient Japan subject to rapid change. The journey takes him to Nagasaki and Moji, Onomichi, Mount Fuji, Yokohama and Tokyo. Places he once visited with his beloved and where he now no longer understands the people. Felice...Felice... is inspired by hand-coloured nineteenth century photos taken by e.g. Felice Beato, Sjimooka Renjo and Baron von Stilfried. In this film, shot entirely in a studio, the photos depict Felice's journey. Awarded the Golden Calf for Best Feature film in 1998. (NFF)

Johan Leysen

Felice Beato

Toshie Ogura

Ume

Rina Yasami

O-Take

Noriko Sasaki

Hana

Yoshi Oida

Matsukichi

Togo Igawa

Kurosu

Keiko Miyamoto

Innkeeper

Yoshi Ota

Ueno

Noriko Proett

O-Koma

Rika Okemoto

O-Tae

Megumi Shimanuki

Kimiyo

Kumi Nakamura

O-Kiku

Kyomi Yui

Model

Peter Kho Sin Kie

Man in rain

Daichi Taneko

Playing boy

Machiko Okemoto

Playing boy

• Peter DelpeutDirector
• Suzanne van VoorstProducer
• Pieter van HuysteeProducer
• Walther van den EndeDirector of Photography
• Menno BoeremaEditor

Release date

February 5, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Drama