Cherry Blossoms
SYNOPSIS:
Celebrated director Doris Dorrie’s “Cherry Blossoms” concerns the enriching odyssey of life lived after the cruel death of a loved one, tracing that psychological abyss for a German man at ease with his habitual life and now confronted with cataclysmic change. Showing unexpected imagination, he is moved to live out his wife's dream of traveling to Japan and experiencing a local form of interpretive dance. Endearing, and basted with just enough culture shock oddity to keep the cinematic brew tart and curious, “Blossoms” is an emotionally charged pearl of a film.
REVIEWERS' COMMENTS:
"The movie is an ideal blend of character study, deceptively simple plot twists, inspired acting, and travelogue."--Jonathan Curiel, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Cherry Blossoms is an exquisitely and delicately crafted film about love, loss, and a kind of spiritual healing."--Beth Accomando, KPBS.ORG
"A uniquely poignant meditation on mortality."--Joe Williams, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
"It's a quiet, very beautiful film about the duality of love and death."--Phillip French, OBSERVER (UK)
AWARDS:
- Won Golden Space Needle Award, Seattle International Film Festival (Best Film)
- Won German Film Critics Award (Best Actor--Elmar Wepper)
- Won Film Awards in Gold (Best Actor, Best Costumes), German Film Awards
- Won Bavarian Film Awards (Best Actor, Best Production)
DETAILS:
MPAA: not rated. 126 min. 2008 release. In German, with English subtitles. In color.