Audition (at the Cedar Lee Theatre)
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Takashi Miike Run Time: 115 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2000 Language: Japanese
Starring: Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Renji Ishibashi, Ryo Ishibashi, Tetsu Sawaki
The Cinematheque is excited to return to the Cedar Lee Theatre (2163 Lee Rd, Cleveland Hts.) as we partner for one of their WTF Wednesday screenings. Director Takashi Miike’s Audition is one of his most notorious films. A recently widowed movie producer decides to hold auditions for a movie that doesn’t exist in the hopes he will find a new wife. His top choice flips the script on him as Audition delivers a nerve-shredding exploration of male fears and the stereotype of the submissive Japanese woman. The film’s white-knuckle finale shocked audiences world-wide and helped to usher in a new era of Japanese horror. “A stomach-turning masterpiece.” Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
For tickets visit Cleveland Cinemas
Note for members: $9 member discount tickets can only be purchased at the Cedar Lee Theatre box office.