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The Mourning Forest (殯の森, Mogari no mori) is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand Prix at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It tells the story of a nurse (played by Machiko Ono) who is grieving for her dead child.
Jun 23, 2007 · With Shigeki Uda, Machiko Ono, Kanako Masuda, Yôichirô Saitô. A care-giver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country, but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey.
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- Naomi Kawase
- 2007-06-23
Jul 11, 2017 · Ten years after becoming the youngest winner of the Caméra d’Or, Naomi Kawase returned to Cannes and claimed the prestigious Grand Prix for The Mourning Forest [Mogari no mori], a beautiful...
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Apr 13, 2008 · Naomi Kawase’s poignant The Mourning Forest (殯の森, 2007), which won last year’s Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, tells much of its story through character expression, mise-en-scene, and its subtle use of sound.
The Mourning Forest is a quiet and contemplative rumination on life and loss where the rural locale is significant to the story, much like Naomi Kawase's debut feature Suzaku. It is a calmly crushing film that captures the grieving process in a way that resonated with me.
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- Naomi Kawase
Shigeki lives in a retirement home. He is looked after by a friendly caregiver, Machiko. They don’t know that they share a painful secret: the loss of a dear one. After an accident during a drive in the country, they end up embarking on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey in the forest.
May 29, 2007 · A young woman working at a retirement home takes an elderly man living there on an excursion into the countryside, but the two wind up stranded in the titular forest.
