This sobering Japanese fantasy has a delicate veneer, but beneath that lies an extraordinary power.
Taking place in a kind of subway stop between life and the afterlife, the movie charts the efforts of a crew of technicians who attempt to faithfully reproduce the one memory that the recently deceased wish to take with them into forever. That's all they will have with them. Gently but with great confidence, the movie slowly examines the interactions between the workers, the guests, and their own miniature conflicts in choosing those memories with exquisite tact but honesty, as well. Listen to the man who does not know if he has had any memorable moments in his life.
A rapturous film, and a life-changer.
Taking place in a kind of subway stop between life and the afterlife, the movie charts the efforts of a crew of technicians who attempt to faithfully reproduce the one memory that the recently deceased wish to take with them into forever. That's all they will have with them. Gently but with great confidence, the movie slowly examines the interactions between the workers, the guests, and their own miniature conflicts in choosing those memories with exquisite tact but honesty, as well. Listen to the man who does not know if he has had any memorable moments in his life.
A rapturous film, and a life-changer.