PERFECT DAYS - Film Screening

  • March 2, 2025 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Blak Box Theater

    61231 29 Palms Highway
    Joshua Tree, California 92252
Ticket Price $13.25 Buy Tickets
Description

PERFECT DAYS - Film Screening

Join us for an immersive cinematic experience as we present a screening of PERFECT DAYS at the esteemed Blak Box Theater in Joshua Tree, California. Rated PG for some beer drinking..

Event Description

This screening is part of the series of Sunday afternoon film screenings by the Cultural Center’s Hi-Desert Film Institute at the Blak Box Theater in Joshua Tree, CA. The screening is Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 4pm.  This film is rated PG. 

Summary: How to have 'Perfect Days' in a flawed world — this film embraces beauty all around. "A banal daily routine reveals hidden depths in the Tokyo-set gem “Perfect Days,” from one of cinema’s great poets of patience and connection, Wim Wenders. A beautifully observed paean to caretaking — both physical and philosophical — the movie is led, with sublime joy, by the great Japanese actor Koji Yakusho (“Shall We Dance?”), whose character, Hirayama, is a solitary man at uncommon peace with his chosen existence. In the pantheon of films about people and their jobs, “Perfect Days” suggests a riff on the iconic “Superman” tagline: You’ll believe a man can enjoy cleaning public toilets." - LA Times  The soundtrack is replete with nostalgic music including "The House of the Rising Sun" The Animals, "Pale Blue Eyes" The Velvet Underground, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding, "Redondo Beach" Patti Smith, "(Walkin' Thru The) Sleepy City" The Rolling Stones, "Perfect Day" Lou Reed, "Aoi Sakana" Sachiko Kanenobu, "Sunny Afternoon" The Kinks, "The House of the Rising Sun" (Japanese version) Sayuri Ishikawa, "Brown Eyed Girl" Van Morrison, "Feeling Good" Nina Simone, and "Perfect Day" (Komorebi Version) Patrick Watson

Critical Accliam:  "It is not a young man’s movie; it has the wisdom and poetic perceptions of an artist knowingly nearing the end of his life and career" - Roger Ebert. Perfect Days premiered on 23 May 2023 at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Actor Awardfor Kōji Yakusho. It was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, becoming the first film directed by a non-Japanese filmmaker to be nominated as the Japanese entry.

Watch the movie trailer here. 

About the Film Screenings: Our program of screenings is curated and presented by Matthew Caron, a film critic and reporter at the former Vice, and by Patricia Vernhes , the newly appointed programming director of the Hi-Desert Cultural Center. These Sunday 4pm film events are a part of the Institute’s upcoming film courses in our efforts to help preserve the history and art of filmmaking as well as technologies and skill sets that lay the foundation to its continuous evolution.  The screening offers a perfect opportunity for film enthusiasts to come together and appreciate the art of filmmaking.

Venue: Blak Box Theater

The Blak Box Theater, situated amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Joshua Tree, California, adds an extra layer of charm to the screening experience. Known for its state-of-the-art audio-visual setup, the theater ensures an unmatched experience.

Cash/Credit bar serving wine, beer, bottled water, and non-alcoholic beverages. No outside beverages of any kind permitted.

Mark your calendars for a memorable evening of cinema and camaraderie. We look forward to welcoming you!

Date & Time

Sun, Mar 2, 2025 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Venue Details

Blak Box Theater

61231 29 Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, California 92252 Blak Box Theater
Hi-Desert Cultural Center

With its multi-venue performing and visual arts centers located in Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley, California, the Hi-Desert Cultural Center (HDCC) has been serving as the regional performing and visual arts organization and arts agency for the Joshua Tree National Park region for more than half a century. The Cultural Center owns and operates its own performance venues and facilities and produces award-winning community and professional live theater, concerts, art exhibits and galleries, festivals, the Joshua Tree Philharmonic symphony orchestra, a master chorus, an extensive educational arts and technology program for youth and adults, and more. The Cultural Center is the largest and oldest non-profit performing and visual arts organization in the region and is recognized as an organization of artistic excellence by the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more at: www.jtarts.org


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