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Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms tells the story of Rudi: terminally ill, he travels to Japan after the sudden death of his wife Trudi, in order to fulfill her dream of being a Butoh dancer, in the midst of the cherry blossom festival, a celebration of beauty, impermanence and new beginnings.
1946, Rosenheim, Germany
23 May 1972, Stralsund, German Democratic Republic
16 April 1944, Augsburg, Germany
17 September 1971, West Berlin, West Germany
1964
August1998
3 April 1977, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
May2001
April 09, 2009
It's a quiet, very beautiful film about the duality of love and death.
March 06, 2009
A quiet, moving tale of love and loss.
July 30, 2015
This may lack the understated pathos of Ozu's somber masterpiece, but it's still a moving meditation on aging and loss, and Wepper and Elsner are unforgettable.
July 07, 2010
Is it all a bit precious and far-fetched? Sure, but so, the filmmaker is saying, is life.
March 20, 2009
The movie is an ideal blend of character study, deceptively simple plot twists, inspired acting, and travelogue.
April 23, 2009
I can appreciate Dörrie's craft, and her sincerity, but the two-hour story of Rudi's evolution, which includes his unlikely friendship with a tiresome white-faced butoh performer (Aya Irizuki), meant nothing to me.
March 02, 2009
If you have ever seen Yasujiro Ozu's masterpiece Tokyo Story -- one of the greatest films ever made -- you may respond to Doris Dörrie's Cherry Blossoms, which is a kind of homage.
April 22, 2009
A bare reading of the plot doesn't actually do justice to the subtle beauty of this exquisite little film.
March 06, 2009
It's a gentle lesson in facing life's hardships with acceptance rather than grief.
April 09, 2009
The example set by Ozu's best works goes unheeded as the film becomes too cutesy and forced to be moving.
October 11, 2015
I am in favor of films remaining enigmatic or having an air of mystery about them, but Cherry Blossoms crosses the line into aimlessness.
April 02, 2009
A uniquely poignant meditation on mortality.
