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Cherry Blossoms (2009)

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Reviews Counted:50

Fresh:42

Rotten:8

Average Rating:7/10

Consensus: This mature and eloquent meditation on grief and loss sports measured performances and moments of humor.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Jan 16, 2009 Limited

Box Office: $293,708

Synopsis: Doris Dörrie (HOW TO COOK YOUR LIFE) directs this drama about an older married couple in love. Wife Trudi is the only one who knows that her husband, Rudi, has a disease that will kill him. In... Doris Dörrie (HOW TO COOK YOUR LIFE) directs this drama about an older married couple in love. Wife Trudi is the only one who knows that her husband, Rudi, has a disease that will kill him. In fact, even Rudi doesn't know about his sickness, and the pair plans to see their family in Berlin. But Trudi's surprising death changes all their plans, and Rudi decides to go to Tokyo to see the cherry blossom festival. [More]

Starring: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki, Birgit Minichmayr

Starring: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki, Birgit Minichmayr, Felix Eitner, Floriane Daniel, Nadja Uhl, Maximillian Brückner

Director: Doris Dörrie

Director: Doris Dörrie
Screenwriter: Doris Dörrie
Producer: Molly Von Furstenberg, Harald Kügler
Composer: Claus Bantzer
Studio: Strand Releasing

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Jun 16, 2009

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Gerald Peary
Gerald Peary
Boston Phoenix

A bare reading of the plot doesn't actually do justice to the subtle beauty of this exquisite little film.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
04/22/09
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The example set by Ozu’s best works goes unheeded as the film becomes too cutesy and forced to be moving.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
04/09/09
Edward Porter
Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)

It's a quiet, very beautiful film about the duality of love and death.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
04/09/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Cherry Blossoms is not a complete train wreck, although at 127 minutes it's way too long for the ground that it covers.

Full Review Source: Playback:stl | comment Comment
04/03/09
Sarah Boslaugh
Sarah Boslaugh
Playback:stl

A lyrical attempt to make sense of grief that appeals shamelessly to the heart rather than the head.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
04/03/09
Jon Fortgang
Jon Fortgang
Channel 4 Film

Ozu’s handling of the frosty schism between awkward parents and their ghastly offspring resulted in a heartbreaking piece of cinema.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
04/03/09
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]

This is a sweet-natured piece, and though the final section in Tokyo itself is sentimental and over-extended, there are poignant, mordant insights.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
04/03/09
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

This bouquet of nicely observed private moments packs an unexpectedly profound emotional punch.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
04/03/09
Rob Daniel
Rob Daniel
Sky Movies

An affectionate, gentle film, if marred by sentimentality.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
04/03/09
Philip Kemp
Philip Kemp
Total Film

Unpredictable and compelling, this draws parallels between Japanese and German cultures in interesting and moving ways.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/03/09
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine

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Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
04/03/09
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

If she doesn’t quite go the distance – resonance needs richer characterisation, origami finer scissors – Cherry Blossoms is still a touching, tangibly personal chamber movie.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
04/03/09
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

Sometimes a quiet whisper is more compelling than the loudest shout. Cherry Blossoms is a gentle, maudlin tale of love, loss, family ties and the fleeting nature of life.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
04/03/09
Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

The bluntness of the script doesn't attain the ethereal quality it's striving for (Japanese cinema favours inscrutability, a cultural lesson that seems to have been lost in translation here), but it's still oddly absorbing.

Full Review Source: Scotsman | comment Comment
04/03/09
Alistair Harkness
Alistair Harkness
Scotsman

A uniquely poignant meditation on mortality.

Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
04/02/09
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

[A] tender, unhurried drama about dependence, impermanence and rebirth.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
03/27/09
Stan Hall
Stan Hall
Oregonian

The movie is an ideal blend of character study, deceptively simple plot twists, inspired acting, and travelogue.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/20/09
Jonathan Curiel
Jonathan Curiel
San Francisco Chronicle
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Cherry Blossoms is an exquisitely and delicately crafted film about love, loss, and a kind of spiritual healing.

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment Comment
03/17/09
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

As Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten - Hanami) begins, Trudi is surprised when she learns her husband is dying of an unnamed condition.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
03/08/09
Michael Abernethy
Michael Abernethy
PopMatters
 
 
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