My wife bought this film for her parents on a whim. It's about a man who gets into the business of... well it's hard to explain - he's not an undertaker - I believe the correct term is 'coffiner'. He performs a ceremony for families for the deceased. Anyway. It's a pretty enjoyable film. Its got a unique tone to it where just when you think it's going to dip into melodrama it has these wonderfully light and often humorous moments. If I have to complain about it at all I'd say that it probably could have been a little tighter, and I'm not sure I needed the voice-over. A tad "on the nose" for my liking. That being said it really is a lovely film and worth checking out if you're into foreign cinema at all.
Departures
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