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Cherry Blossoms

2008, Movie, 124 mins

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One feels a risk in identifying Doris Dorrie's Cherry Blossoms as inspired by Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story -- this is mostly due to the spate of homages (and outright remakes) that we know from Hollywood, which usually take the form of poor copies and imitations, most of them pale and superficial, the bulk (if not the entirety) of their inspiration to be found solely in the starting notion of the homage, and derived from the original. Cherry Blossoms is, indeed, inspired by Tok... read more leave a comment
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The trailer for Strand Releasing's Cherry Blossoms. One of Germany s foremost filmmakers, award-winning Doris D rrie (Men, Naked, Am I Beautiful?), directs this tender, emotionally intense and profoundly moving story of marital love. Only Trudi knows that her husband Rudi is suffering from a terminal illness. She decides not to tell him and convinces him to visit their family in Berlin. Then, suddenly, Trudi dies. Rudi is devastated but vows to make up for her lost life. And so he embarks on his last journey - to Tokyo - in the midst of the cherry blossom festival, a celebration of beauty, impermanence and new beginnings.
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Length: 02:09
Posted: 7/23/2009
The story of Trudi and Rudi, a long-married couple who travel to the German countryside to visit their children only to realize that they re emotionally distant and unavailable. When Trudi unexpectedly dies, a grief-stricken Rudi vows to honor her unfulfilled desires by embarking on a life-changing journey to Japan, a place Trudi always wanted to visit. A trip to Tokyo in the midst of the cherry blossom festival sparks an unlikely friendship with a young woman who helps connect Rudi with his wife s lifelong love for the dance. CHERRY BLOSSOMS is a poignant celebration of beauty and new beginnings.
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Posted: 2/26/2009

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Length: 02:09
Posted: 8/31/2009
Year: 2008
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Cast
Elmar Wepper: Rudi
Hannelore Elsner: Trudi
Nadja Uhl: Franzi
Maximilian Bruckner: Karl
Aya Irizuki: Yu
Birgit Minichmayr: Karolin

 

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