The Taste of Blueberries

A slow, dreamlike descent into memory and desire, where grief and fantasy blur in the quiet woods.

Directed by

Thomas De Thier

Genres

Drama

Starring

Michel Piccoli, Natasha Parry, Arno

Overview

An elderly couple in their eighties with a mixed past escape into a fantastic world, full of their desires and fears, the door to which is a motorway rest area and their son's tombstone. Having lost the keys to their car, they walk down into the woods together, then apart, to better find themselves and each other.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, warm and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Memory, grief, aging, identity

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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