8 August 2022

Still Walking

 Still Walking 2008

  • Director: Hurokazu Koreeda
  • Seen by this director: Shoplifters
  • Based on the book: no
  • Cast: Hiroshe Abe, Yui Natsukawa, You, Kirin Kiki, Yoshio Harada
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • Kirin Kiki - Shoplifters
  • Why? Good reviews, possibly interesting
  • Seen: 6-7 August 2022      

       Father: retired doctor

       Mother: housewife, excellent cook

       Daughter: married, two kids, uninterested in cooking

       Son: art restorer, married to a widow with a son

       Other son: dead hero 

       Family dinner. Conflicts. With slow subtle nuances their story is woven. Families, so filled with resentment, blame, guilt, regrets. And then it carries on into the next generation.

       It is so well acted that it could be a documentary on this family’s life. But my advice is to be well rested when you watch it because it can lull you to sleep. It did me yesterday evening, and I had to watch it again this morning.      

4* of 5.

 

 

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