All are welcome in the library's Howard Room on Saturday May 9 at 2:30 p.m. for a screening of Wim Wenders's 2023 film Perfect Days. Rated PG. Runtime: 2 hours, 4 minutes. In Japanese, with English subtitles. Popcorn, tea, and coffee will be available for movie-viewing accompaniment.

"A perfect song that hits at just the right moment, the play of sunlight through leaves, a fleeting moment of human connection in a vast metropolis: the wonders of everyday life come into breath­taking focus in this profoundly moving film by Wim Wenders. In a radiant, Cannes-award-winning performance of few words but extraordinary expressiveness, Koji Yakusho plays a public-toilet cleaner in Tokyo whose rich inner world is gradually revealed through his small exchanges with those around him and with the city itself. Channeling his idol Yasujiro Ozu, Wenders crafts a serenely minimalist ode to the miracle that is the here and now." - Criterion Collection.

This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Library, and is free and open to all. If you have any questions, contact Olivia at oliviaz@bhpl.net or call the library at 374-5515.