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Title: Gentle, touching, remarkable
Review: As the story opens, we meet Rudi and Trudi, an older couple living in Bavaria. Rudy is stoic and undemonstrative, content to go to his dull job everyday while Trudi harbors a secret wish to see Japan, yet they are as close as two cabbage rolls on a plate. When she learns that he is dying, she arranges a trip to visit their children, but the kids are too busy to be bothered with them.This is a remarkable film about life and death and devotion. It moves slowly and gently and allows us to get to know the couple and their self-absorbed children. It deals with love and fulfilling one's dream and gave me a lot to think about. The story goes from Germany to Japan and is in German with English subtitles and much spoken English in the second half.The DVD cover calls this movie, "sublime," and I agree. If you've experienced love and loss, this movie will touch you deeply. Highly recommended.
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