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Stupeur et tremblements (Fear and Trembling) (12A)
- Consumer Advice: Contains moderate sex references and violence
- Run time: 1 hour 47 mins
- Language: French
- Genre: Comedy
- Release date: 27th August 2004
- Starring: Sylvie Testud, Kaori Tsuji, Taro Suwa
- Directed by: Alain Corneau
- Official Website: http://www.cinemaguild.com/fearandtrembling/index.htm
- Distributor: Cine France
Plot Synopsis
Amélie, a dreamy and romantic young Belgian woman, arrives in Japan to begin work as a translator for the giant Yumimoto Corporation. For Amélie, who spent her childhood in Japan, this is a dream come true. It is her chance to become a ''real Japanese.'' Eager to please her bosses and co-workers, Amélie diligently accomplishes her daily tasks with invention and enthusiasm. But unfamiliar with the customs of the Japanese workplace, she commits a series of cultural missteps and is singled out as a deviant within the company hierarchy, suffering a string of demotions. The harder she tries, the more wrathful her superiors seem to become, the more unreasonable and humiliating their demands. Unable to stop her downfall, Amélie suddenly stumbles upon her own extraordinary means of liberation.
Based on Amélie Nothomb's best-selling autobiographical novel, Fear and Trembling is directed by Alain Corneau (All the Mornings of the World, Série Noire), and stars Sylvie Testud, winner of the César award for Best Actress.