433 Ratings

The Mourning Forest

Mogari no mori

Japan, France, 2007

Drama

Synopsis

A caregiver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for drive to the country, but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey.

The Mourning Forest Directed by Naomi Kawase

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Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

2007 | Winner: Grand Prize of the Jury

Toronto International Film Festival

2007

International Film Festival Rotterdam

2008

São Paulo International Film Festival

2008

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Cast & Crew

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What are people saying?

Lorna Singh's rating of the film 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.
January 13, 2012 06:52
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Ostermyers's rating of the film The Mourning Forest
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."
July 16, 2014 05:11
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KarstenM's rating of the film The Mourning Forest
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.
January 09, 2009 00:24
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dionysus67's rating of the film The Mourning Forest
dionysus67

A moving and often visually intriguing film on mourning and ageing. Far more interesting in the first part before the duo's disappearance in the forest the film offers a sensitive account of the metaphysics of dying and thus renders the surrounding forest a good metaphor for the Calvary towards redemption. Yet, beyond the competent acting, its style and narrative are extinguished well before the final reconciliation.
February 02, 2019 14:01
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Eduardo A.'s rating of the film The Mourning Forest
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.
July 06, 2010 17:26
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LI-IX's rating of the film The Mourning Forest
LI-IX

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.
May 02, 2015 15:44
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Sơn Phước's rating of the film The Mourning Forest
Sơn Phước

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.
August 16, 2014 05:43
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vincentbergerond@gmail.com's rating of the film The Mourning Forest
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.
November 13, 2009 00:52
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The Mourning Forest

Mogari no mori

Synopsis

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Cast & Crew

Naomi Kawase Screenplay, Producer Director

Machiko Ono Cast

Makiko Watanabe Cast

Hideyo Nakano Cinematography

Masamichi Shigeno Music

Tina Baz Editing

Yuji Oshige Editing

Christian Baute Producer

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Synopsis

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Cast & Crew

Naomi Kawase Screenplay, Producer Director

Machiko Ono Cast

Makiko Watanabe Cast

Hideyo Nakano Cinematography

Masamichi Shigeno Music

Tina Baz Editing

Yuji Oshige Editing

Christian Baute Producer

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