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Mood:
- EmotionalStylizedGloomyTouching
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Plot:
- Dealing With DeathSelf DiscoveryTerminal IllnessElderlyMind and SoulUnfulfillmentCouplesDancer's Life more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignRomance
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- AsiaEuropeGermanyJapanTokyo
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Cherry Blossoms, 2008
German, English, Japanese
Germany, France
Profile of Cherry Blossoms
The mood of Cherry Blossoms is emotional, stylized, and gloomy. The plot centers around elderly characters, terminal illness, and dealing with death. It is a drama, foreign, and romance movie. In approach, Cherry Blossoms is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The setting is Tokyo and Germany. Cherry Blossoms happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Cherry Blossoms
Learning that her husband, Rudi (Elmar Wepper), has a terminal illness, Trudi (Hannelore Elsner) hides the knowledge from him and persuades him to visit their son in Japan. During the course of their journey, she dies in her sleep -- before telling Rudi of his impending death. Grief-stricken, he continues on toward Japan, finally finding peace at Mount Fuji.
Details
| Language: | German, English, Japanese |
| Country: | Germany, France |
| Release date: | 13 June 2008 |
| Runtime: | 127 min |
Cast and Crew
as Rudi Angermeier
as Trudi Angermeier
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The Hollywood Reporter
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- by: Deborah Young
The Onion (A.V. Club)
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- by: Noel Murray
