Audition (1999) ( Ôdishon ) ( Oodishon )

Audition (1999) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$22.99

Original Title: Ôdishon
Alternate Title: Oodishon
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Fantasporto Awards
Rotterdam International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( DTS 5.1 )
Japanese ( DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
115 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )
South Korea ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Takashi Miike

Written By:
Takashi Miike
Ryu Murakami
Daisuke Tengan

Actors:
Ryo Ishibashi ..... Shigeharu Aoyama
Eihi Shiina ..... Asami Yamazaki
Tetsu Sawaki ..... Shigehiko Aoyama
Jun Kunimura ..... Yasuhisa Yoshikawa
Renji Ishibashi ..... Old man in wheelchair
Miyuki Matsuda ..... Ryoko Aoyama
Toshie Negishi ..... Rie
Ren Osugi ..... Shibata
Shigeru Saiki ..... Toastmaster
Ken Mitsuishi ..... Director
Yuriko Hirooka ..... Michiyo Yanagida
Fumiyo Kohinata ..... TV station presenter
Misato Nakamura ..... Misuzu Takagi
Yuuto Arima ..... Shigehiko as a child
Ayaka Izumi ..... Asami as a child

Synopsis:

Documentary filmmaker Nick Davis, the grandson of famed Hollywood screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz (Citizen Kane), wrote and directed this comedy-drama about young New Yorkers at a party on New Year's Eve in the year 1999. The dawning millennium brings the partygoers to an existential precipice, where they look into a yawning canyon of angst, identity crises, insecurities, mood swings, doubts, dreams, and dilemmas. In the neat Greenwich Village apartment of Andrew Goldman (Matt McGrath), the party guests include neurotic Rufus Wild (Dan Futterman), aggressive lesbian Suki (Sandrine Holt), Andrew's self-stringent father Harold (Buck Henry), the mysterious, philosophical Goat Man (Steven Wright), immature and bookish Danny (David Gelb), and insecure vocalist Sylvia (Margaret Devine). To kick into the new millennium with a fresh outlook, Rufus attempts to end his relationship with girlfriend Annabell (Jennifer Garner), but he nevertheless feels they shouldn't cancel their plans to go to Andrew's apartment. At the party, Rufus sees Nicole (Amanda Peet), a woman he's wanted. He considers a confession to her of his desires, but a black-and-white flashback with accompanying internal monologue forces him into a reflective self-examination. The music track goes from the baroque (Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni) to alternative rock (Dandy Warhols). Shown at the 1998 L.A. Independent Film Festival.

A lonely Japanese widower whose son is planning to move out of the house soon expresses his sadness to a friend and fellow film producer, who becomes inspired to hold an audition for a non-existent film so that the widower can select a new potential bride from the resulting audition pool. The widower ultimately becomes enamored with and fascinated by one particular young woman...but first impressions can often be horribly wrong....

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 April, 2021.