Prize winning Mogari no Mori, The Mourning Forest by Naomi Kawase
“Mogari no Mori”, or “The Mourning Forest”, directed by Naomi Kawase of Japan, won the runner-up Grand Prix award. This poignant film is a story of a careworker and a retirement home resident who help each other come to terms with past grief after becoming stranded in a remote forest.
Kawase won the Camera d’Or prize for best cinematography at Cannes in 1997. Kawase told the press that she felt a great responsibility as the only Japanese director selected for the main competition.
殯の森(Mogari no Mori) / 河瀬直美 (Naomi Kawase) Trailer
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Scris de Ioana | 28 May 07 | Ştiri





