ONLY YESTERDAY
(OMOHIDE PORO PORO)
1991, Isao Takahata, Japan, 118 min.
Showtimes
Sat, Jun 9th at 5:15pm
Tue, Jun 12th at 6:00pm
Thu, Jun 14th at 6:00pm
Gene Siskel Film Center
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“Nostalgic and romantic…well-done.”
—Jay Seaver, eFilmCritic.com
Never before released in the U.S., ONLY YESTERDAY follows a young girl’s journey to womanhood, wondrously depicted through shifting animation techniques, with an emphasis on emotion and real-life experience, the trademarks of Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata. To the horror of her family, Taeko, a perky young urbanite, turns down a marriage proposal and daringly strikes out for a solo summer in the country, where a new view of the world awaits in this charmingly loopy tale of self-discovery. All screenings in Japanese with English subtitles. 35mm. (BS)
