Movie

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

2020 · 138 min

A gentle, quietly funny look at solitude and late-life reinvention, drifting between memory and the present with tender patience.

Overview: In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shūzō and married him. They raised two children together, but Shūzō suddenly passes away. Momoko is dumbfounded by being alone again. She begins to go to the library and borrows books. This changes her life.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, light and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, aging, family
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
aging
family
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none