Still Walking
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Yoshio Harada, Yui Natsukawa
Japan, 2008, 1 hour 54 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles
A poignant, wonderful film from the director of Afterlife and Maborosi, this, in its unassertive way, feels as piercingly true as cinema ever gets. At a family reunion there are no ‘dramatic’ incidents and the tone is generally light and humorous, while memories, resentments and regrets surface. But we see all that unites and divides this particular family as the stiff old doctor, his wife, son, daughter and their spouses eat, bicker, smile and try to get along. With its perfect performances and quiet build-up of fleeting pleasures, this wise, gentle film leaves one with much to ponder about family life.
Ffilm am aduniad teulu lle mae emosiynau’n rhedeg yn ddwfn, does dim dramatig yn digwydd mewn gwirionedd ond fe welwn yr hy sy’n uno teulu a’r hyn sy’n ei hollti hefyd. Ffilm ddoeth tu hwnt.
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| Screenings |
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| Aberystwyth Arts Centre | 2010-03-18 | 20:15:00 |
| Theatr Harlech | 2010-03-19 | 20:00:00 |
| Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea | 2010-03-10 | 20:00:00 |
| Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold | 2010-03-23 | 20:00:00 |
| Theatr Mwldan | 2010-03-14 | 18:00:00 |
| Theatr Mwldan | 2010-03-15 | 20:40:00 |
| The Courtyard, Hereford | 2010-03-06 | 18:00:00 |
| The Torch Theatre | 2010-03-28 | 19:30:00 |
| The Torch Theatre | 2010-03-29 | 19:30:00 |
