Bento Monogatari (often translated as 'Lunchbox Story') is a 2010 short film by Pieter Dirkx. It was selected for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in the Cinéfondation section.[1] The film was the director's graduation project at the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussels film school.

Bento Monogatari
Directed byPieter Dirkx
Written byPieter Dirkx
StarringBea Duchateau
Dirk Lavrysen
Bram Van Outryve
CinematographyBenjamin Lauwers
Edited byPieter Dirkx
Music byPieter Dirkx
Eli Dirkx
Release date
  • November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)
Running time
27 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguagesDutch
Japanese
English

Plot

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A woman tries to put some new life into her failed marriage by delving into the world of Japanese pop-culture. Every morning, she prepares a cute Japanese lunchbox (bento) for her husband, Frank, who works in the waste collection center. Frank is more interested in his beautiful, young, male colleague and secretly throws his lunchbox away before anyone sees it.

Cast

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  • Bea Duchateau as Yvonne
  • Dirk Lavrysen as Frank
  • Bram Van Outryve as Gunther
  • Sae Nozawa as PEN

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bento Monogatari Selected for Cannes". Flanders Image.
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