also known as Maboroshi no hikari
Maborosi1995
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With the pathos, coiled drama, and painterly framing of an Ozu masterpiece, this movie speaks in its silences and shadow. A truly beautiful work.
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With the pathos, coiled drama, and painterly framing of an Ozu masterpiece, this movie speaks in its silences and shadow. A truly beautiful work.
Filmed utilizing only natural light, but conforming to clearly well thought out visual framing -- Hirokazu Koreeda unfolds this story in the most unusual of ways. The movie feels as if it might be an early spin on what we came to call "Mumblecore" into the 00's. However the sense of the casual and the improvised is anything but.
"Maborosi" is a carefully crafted work of film art that lulls the viewer into a woman's internal quest to understand two tragic events in her life. In some ways the film operates as a mystery grounded in sadness. It is impossible not to relate to this film on an emotional level.
It may start as a challenging movie, but it quickly reveals itself to be an engrossing experience.
A brilliant film for viewers with patience and compassion.
very reminiscent of Ozu yes
Yumiko is beautiful so is the film_really sweet (sometimes painful) but a beautiful film poem_4 1/2 almost 5 for me
A beautiful and melancholy movie. Breathtaking cinematography and score.
A masterpiece,what else can be said? It was great to revisit Kore-Eda's first film 20 years later. Although much sadder and somber than his later efforts, this keeps the humanistic tone that his more recent movies have i.e. detailed observation of the impact and reaction of major events in people's lives. Astonishing shots, a master still going strong.