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... in a Quebec City sanitorium, is a moving meditation on depression, identity and the power of connection. 3 Departures (Yojiro Takita) Oscar poolies were taken by surprise when Departures won the foreign language Oscar, but see this soulful take on ... Comment?
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The Ten Best Theatrical Films of 2009
... cinema, represented with three films on this list and the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Yojiro Takita's Departures . Though a film dominated by Japanese funereal rituals might sound depressing, Departures is quite the opposite. It is ... Comment?
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DEPARTURES ** DIRECTED BY: YA'JIRA' TAKITA STARRING: MASAHIRO MOTOKI, RYOKO HIROSUE, TSUTOMU YAMAZAKI THE surprise winner of last year's Academy Award for best film not in the English language , the Japanese film Departures proves that elegant sentimentalism will win out over cutting-edge innovation every tim e. Directed by YA jirA Takita, it's a ... Comment?
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DEPARTURES * * * An Oscar winner for best foreign-language film, this unpretentious minor key drama stars Masahiro Motoki as Daigo, a cellist with a struggling symphony orchestra in Tokyo which disbands amid the economic downturn. Comment?
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FIA presents "Departures" this weekend
The Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley, presents "Departures" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. Comment?
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A decade when Japan's cinema stood up to Hollywood menace
... The heart of the matter: Masahiro Motoki (left) and Ryoko Hirosue star in the Oscar-winning "Okuribito" ("Departures"), which capped a fine decade for Japanese cinema. In the past decade, however, Japan's film industry has not only survived but ... Comment?
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Wilmington on DVD: Departures, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood...
Wilmington on DVD: Departures, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Days of Summer, Julie and Julia Mike Wilmington on Wednesday 12/09/2009 10:00 am PICK OF THE WEEK Departures Japan; Yojiro Takita, 2008, EI Entertainment Death begets beauty in Departures , a moving film that teaches us, and its reluctant hero Daigo Kobayashi , all about the ... Comment?
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You have to feel a little sorry for Departures, which arrives tagged as the film that inexplicably beat a pair of contemporary classics, Waltz With Bashir and The Class, to take this year's best foreign film Oscar. Comment?
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Where does the Carlton's demise leave indie-film fans?
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... an out-of-work musician who enjoys his new job as a mortician. The film, however, breaks no new ground. (c) 2008 Departures Film Partner Movie distributors worry that the venerable venue, shuttering Sunday, may not be the last Toronto art house to ... Comment?
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This week's new cinema previews
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... high-end escort selling intimacy as much as sex. It's detached and clinical, which is kind of Soderbergh's point. Departures (12A) (Yojiro Takita, 2008, Japan) Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue. 130 mins Japan's surprise Oscar-winner, in which an ... Comment?
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Oscar race a big deal for small countries
... to the nations involved. An Oscar victory can help win over wavering international buyers, as Yojiro Takita's "Departures" proved. The winner of the category earlier this year, it eventually sold to 36 international territories, aided in no small ... Comment?
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Where does the Carlton's demise leave indie-film fans?
... an out-of-work musician who enjoys his new job as a mortician. The film, however, breaks no new ground. (c) 2008 Departures Film Partner Movie distributors worry that the venerable venue, shuttering Sunday, may not be the last Toronto art house to ... Comment?
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ORIGINALLY released last year, it's taken a whole year for Departures to arrive on British shores. Comment?
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Comedy among the corpses in Departures
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... Boosh director Paul King with a stunning turn from Veronica Echegui. Critics' Choice Music John Aizlewood London, Departures Your rating Click on a star to rate Cert: 12A Charlotte O'Sullivan's rating Reader rating Add your review Description: ... Comment?
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... have carefully crafted a worthwhile film which is concerned to do the right thing by a modern classic. Departures YA jirA Takita's A bitter-sweet tale of the Japanese funeral trade plays a bit like a formal service A itself, says Xan Brooks Film ... Comment?
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Film review: Departures
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Yojiro Takita's bitter-sweet tale of the Japanese funeral trade plays a bit like a formal service itself Surprise winner ... Departures Yojiro Takita's bitter-sweet tale of the Japanese funeral trade plays a bit like a formal service itself. Comment?
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Film review: Me and Orson Welles
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... at 00.01 GMT on Friday 4 December 2009. It was last modified at 00.05 GMT on Friday 4 December 2009. Departures YA jirA Takita's A bitter-sweet tale of the Japanese funeral trade plays a bit like a formal service A itself, says Xan Brooks 1 Dec ... Comment?
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Yojiro Takita; Rating: * * * Yojiro Takita's rueful dramedy managed to beat both The Class and Waltz with Bashir to the Best Foreign Film Oscar, which is less of a recommendation than it should be. Comment?
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... with his wife Mika (Ryoko Hirosue ) to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled "Departures" thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a ... Comment?
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... to be either politically laudable, but uncontroversial or socially astute and sentimental. This year's winner, Departures, fits snugly into the second category. It has been hailed as one of the charmers of 2009. But, for all its poignant restraint, ... Comment?
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