The Mourning Forest

Lorna Singh

Was this film really a winner at Cannes?It started out well,with characters that were sure to hold our attention.But,we didn't really get to know them. Pity,because it could have given us much to think about-----old age,death,grief and moving on.

Ostermyers

Thank you, madame Kawase ! "Mafuyu no seiza kara mai-ochita shiroi koi. mune no oku ni furi-tsumoru. Kokoro ni shimite namida ni naru."

KarstenM

A beautiful tale, that completely sweeped me off my feet emotionally - when I caught a screening of it at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival back in 2007. The relationship between Shigeki and Machiko develops with such calm poetry, and the affection they have for each other is both utterly believable and strangely painful in its raw honesty. A true gem, this film. Check it out.

Eduardo A.

Amazing. Great movie. After seen it (about two years or so) I was like: "Oh well, maybe Japan is more than manga, samurai and sushi". And now Japanese cinema is my favorite.

JVG

Naomi Kawase falls deeper into her own cinematographic style, losing some plenitude but polishing her aesthetic accomplishments to the maximum. Nature becomes the protagonist of this riveting film, full of beautiful images and enlivened by a lyrical reflection on life and aging.

Sơn Nguyễn

Beautiful and poetic. The first half introduces main characters, especially Machiko who lost her child. The second half developes the relationship of two main character, when they went into the forest. Some scenes is unforgettable. Yeah, it's slow but worth watching. A true gem.

vincentbergerond@gmail.com

Another good taste slow movie that the Cannes festival love to encourage. But where's the subversion ? It plays out like glitch techno after ten years of finding out how the original music makers made their sound.

Daniel S.

They both lost someone and got lost in the forest. Recommended.