If you loved La sorgente termale di Akitsu, try The Affair
Un ponte tra un film che hai già visto e uno che quasi nessuno ha incrociato. Questo è ciò che condividono, e ciò che il secondo fa che il primo non fa.
Cosa condividono
Both films are directed by Yoshishige Yoshida, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to La sorgente termale di Akitsu, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Affair is
Oriko’s mother kept dating boys young enough to be her grandkids, so Oriko disowned her—then watched the same script reboot when widowhood hit her own marriage guidebook. Left alone, her mother’s example finally got through. Something like advice you read too late.
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