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Sidonie in Japan

2024 · 95 min

A quiet, contemplative journey through grief and new beginnings, with a gentle ghostly presence and blossoming romance.

Directed by: Elise Girard
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Tsuyoshi Ihara, August Diehl

Overview: Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcomed by her local editor who takes her to Kyoto, the city of shrines and temples. As they travel together through the Japanese spring blossoms, she slowly opens up to him. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: she will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.

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Directed by: Elise Girard
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Tsuyoshi Ihara, August Diehl

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
memory
identity
healing
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Elise Girard
Written by: Sophie Fillières, Maud Ameline, Elise Girard
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Tsuyoshi Ihara, August Diehl, Yuoko Hitomi, Aurora Catalano, Yusuke Kitaguchi, Masumi Fukushi, Keiko Hara
Music: Gérard Massini
Cinematography: Céline Bozon
Runtime: 95 min
Country: France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland
Languages: French, Japanese

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