Felice Felice

Tragic love story about the photographer and explorer Felice Beato who travelled back to Japan in 1895 to seek his former wife OKiku On the way he describes in a nostalgic letter to his brother how much he yearns for his lost love OKiku and how impotent he feels in an ancient Japan subject to rapid change The journey takes him to Nagasaki and Moji Onomichi Mount Fuji Yokohama and Tokyo Places he once visited with his beloved and where he now no longer understands the people FeliceFelice is inspired by handcoloured nineteenth century photos taken by eg Felice Beato Sjimooka Renjo and Baron von Stilfried In this film shot entirely in a studio the photos depict Felices journey Awarded the Golden Calf for Best Feature film in 1998 NFF