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Along with Asghar Farhadi, Hirokazu Kore-Eda is probably the world’s greatest living movie director.
For all that, I still have to be in the right mood to watch ‘art house’ cinema these days.
Finally managed that with his latest film, Monster.
It’s not quite as good as Shoplifters (which won the Palm d’Or a few years ago) but is still exceptional.
For anyone who might be interested, it’s hard to describe the plot without mentioning spoilers. Too many of the reviews do that, unfortunately.
Apart from this one:
www.irishtimes.com
For all that, I still have to be in the right mood to watch ‘art house’ cinema these days.
Finally managed that with his latest film, Monster.
It’s not quite as good as Shoplifters (which won the Palm d’Or a few years ago) but is still exceptional.
For anyone who might be interested, it’s hard to describe the plot without mentioning spoilers. Too many of the reviews do that, unfortunately.
Apart from this one:
![www.irishtimes.com](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2GNAB5MY33IMRSRULK3S6I6OAE.jpg?smart=true&auth=604a97c5e0938323243c849f7849ec9bf0ec77b126a475f70901d16f0220f00c&width=1200&height=630)
Monster review: Hirokazu Kore-eda draws masterpieces in quiet desperation from his young stars
The Japanese director’s new film tells a story more slippery than that of Anatomy of a Fall. Pay attention throughout