If you loved It's a Flickering Life, try Maman chérie
Un pont entre un film que tu as déjà vu et un que peu de gens ont croisé. Voici ce qu'ils partagent, et ce que le second fait que le premier ne fait pas.
Ce qu'ils partagent
Both films are directed by Yoji Yamada, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to It's a Flickering Life, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Maman chérie is
This one attempts to tug at the heartstrings a bit more than usual. Tora-san believes he has found his long-lost mother working as a geisha in Kyoto and tries to reconnect. It's a very sweet film, if perhaps a little corny.
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