Fear and Trembling movie storyline. A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a one-year contract as an interpreter. The vice president and section leader, both men, are boors, but her immediate supervisor, Ms. Mori, is beautiful and trustworthy. Amélie’s downfall begins when she speaks perfect Japanese to clients. She compounds her failure by writing an excellent report for an enterprising colleague. The person she least expects to stab her in the back exposes her work. Thus begins her humiliations. What can become of her and of her relationship with Ms. Mori and with Japan?
Fear and Trembling (original title: Stupeur et Tremblements) is a 2003 French film based on the novel of the same name by Amélie Nothomb. The film was written and directed by Alain Corneau and stars Sylvie Testud, Kaori Tsuji, Taro Suwa, Bison Katayama, Yasunari Kondo, Sôkyû Fujita, Gen Shimaoka, Heileigh Gomes and Eri Sakai.
Fear and Trembling (2003)
Stupeur et Tremblements
Directed by: Alain Corneau
Starring: Sylvie Testud, Kaori Tsuji, Taro Suwa, Bison Katayama, Yasunari Kondo, Sôkyû Fujita, Gen Shimaoka, Heileigh Gomes, Eri Sakai
Screenplay by: Alain Corneau
Production Design by: Valérie Leblanc, Philippe Taillefer
Cinematography by: Yves Angelo
Film Editing by: Thierry Derocles
Makeup Department: Sophie Benaiche, Michel Lunetta
Distributed by: Bac Films
Release Date: March 12, 2003
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