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 and contemplative portrait of grief. Machiko (Machiko Ono) is a young nurse who still carries the burden of her young son s death. Shigeki (Shigeki Uda) is an elderly widower and a resident at the nursing home where Machiko works. After celebrating Shigeki s birthday, Machiko takes him for a drive in the countryside, but their car breaks down and Shigeki absconds into the nearby... forest. Machiko has no choice but to follow, and they become lost in the dense woodlands, before their fates eventually become entwined. Drawing comparisons to Shohei Imamura (particularly his Palme d Or winning The Ballad of Narayama) and Terence Malick, Naomi Kawase s The Mourning Forest is a hauntingly beautiful, symbolically rich masterpiece, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film for the first time ever on Blu-ray, in a special Dual Format edition. DUAL FORMAT SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: Stunning 1080p presentation on the Blu-ray, with a progressive encode on the DVD Uncompressed PCM audio on the Blu-ray High Definition Stills Gallery PLUS: A booklet featuring a statement from Kawase made at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, alongside stills from the films production [show more]
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Japanese drama directed by Naomi Kawase and starring Machiko Ono. Machiko (Ono) is a young caregiver who works at a senior citizen's home in the Nara countryside. One of the home's residents whom Machiko is responsible for has grown increasingly senile and their relationship is a difficult one. Their interactions become more enjoyable and affectionate however as the man associates Machiko with his wife Mako (Kanako Masuda), who died almost 33 years ago, and they relate over this and Machiko's loss of her young son. When the two go on a car journey into the countryside they end up in a relatively harmless accident, but when Machiko tries to look for help nearby her ward leaves the car and ventures into the woods. With little choice but to follow, Machiko accompanies the man as he desperately seeks out his late wife's grave to pay his respects.
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