Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo)
Part of the BAMcinematek series The Films of Hirokazu Kore-eda
Fri, Aug 21 at 7pm*
*Q&A with Hirokazu Kore-eda
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
With Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, You
(2008) 114min
"...so completely absorbing, so sure of its own scale and scope that while you’re watching it the rest of the world fades into irrelevance." —New York Times
Kore-eda’s latest is an elegiac, bittersweet examination of family dynamics. The film follows two middle-aged children who return home to visit their parents on the 15th anniversary of their brother’s accidental death. Infused with unexpected humor and a quiet, Ozu-like humaneness, Still Walking illuminates universal truths about family, loss, and guilt. Sneak preview courtesy of IFC Films. Still Walking opens in New York on Fri, Aug 28.