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04/23/09
Cherry Blossoms (2009)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:42
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: This mature and eloquent meditation on grief and loss sports measured performances and moments of humor.
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... [More]
Starring: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki, Birgit Minichmayr
Director: Doris Dörrie
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Reviews for Cherry Blossoms
A bare reading of the plot doesn't actually do justice to the subtle beauty of this exquisite little film.
04/22/09
The example set by Ozu’s best works goes unheeded as the film becomes too cutesy and forced to be moving.
04/09/09
It's a quiet, very beautiful film about the duality of love and death.
04/09/09
Cherry Blossoms is not a complete train wreck, although at 127 minutes it's way too long for the ground that it covers.
04/03/09
A lyrical attempt to make sense of grief that appeals shamelessly to the heart rather than the head.
04/03/09
Ozu’s handling of the frosty schism between awkward parents and their ghastly offspring resulted in a heartbreaking piece of cinema.
04/03/09
This is a sweet-natured piece, and though the final section in Tokyo itself is sentimental and over-extended, there are poignant, mordant insights.
04/03/09
This bouquet of nicely observed private moments packs an unexpectedly profound emotional punch.
04/03/09
An affectionate, gentle film, if marred by sentimentality.
04/03/09
Unpredictable and compelling, this draws parallels between Japanese and German cultures in interesting and moving ways.
04/03/09
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04/03/09
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.
04/03/09
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.
04/03/09
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.
04/03/09
A uniquely poignant meditation on mortality.
04/02/09
[A] tender, unhurried drama about dependence, impermanence and rebirth.
03/27/09
The movie is an ideal blend of character study, deceptively simple plot twists, inspired acting, and travelogue.
03/20/09
Top CriticCherry Blossoms is an exquisitely and delicately crafted film about love, loss, and a kind of spiritual healing.
03/17/09
As Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten - Hanami) begins, Trudi is surprised when she learns her husband is dying of an unnamed condition.
03/08/09
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