Matinee

A pianist and a journalist orbit each other like planets hedging collisions. Their romance fizzles as politely as one of those overpriced sodas sold in 1990s art-house foyers. It’s sweet enough to fill the lobby during intermission.

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Hiroshi Nishitani directed Matinee in 2019. See Hiroshi Nishitani's full filmography, where to start with Hiroshi Nishitani, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hiroshi Nishitani.

Matinee was released in 2019 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.