If you loved The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese, try River's Edge
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Isao Yukisada, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What River's Edge is
You befriend a loner in high school, but then a complicated web of relationships unfolds, and the director leaves us with a nuanced portrayal of adolescent struggles.

