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Shoplifters (2018)

Film

DirectorHirokazu Kore-eda

Meta takes4

Figures

Objects & symbols

The recurring motif of shared meals

Form & technique

Nobuyo's final confession scene → The Smile Tax
The beach scene → The Cinematic Threshold

Tropes

The Shibata family unit
The family's shoplifting activities
Shota's deliberate act of getting caught shoplifting → The Gaze (Le Regard)
The unheard fireworks → The Unseen Soundscape

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