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DVD ~ Takashi Mochizuki
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  • Actors: Takashi Mochizuki, Shiori Satonaka, Satoru Kawashima
  • Directors: Hirokazu Koreeda
  • Format: PAL
  • Language Japanese, English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Soda Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Nov 2007
  • Run Time: 118 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000T2MYYE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,210 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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At a way station between heaven and earth, the newly dead are greeted by guides. Over the next three days, they will help the dead sift through their memories to find the one defining moment of their lives. The chosen moment will be recreated on film and taken from them for all eternity. From the director of Nobody Knows. Extras: Commentary by director Alison Pebbles and writer Andrea Gibb. Theatrical trailer. Audio description.

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In Kore-eda Hirokazu's AFTER LIFE, a group of people, recently deceased, arrives at the outskirts of heaven. There they spend a week deciding which of all the memories from their lives they most want to spend eternity in, and heavenly counsellors help them in the process. The dead souls help each other come to terms with what was most important to them while they were alive. Shot in a realistic yet slightly dreamy light, this touching and humanistic look at life and death carefully avoids being overly sentimental and is widely hailed as a masterpiece.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a spiritual experience, 27 Jan 2008
By S. P. Singh "spsingh" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a profound meditation on death, memory, love and cinema. Beautifully shot, evocatoive and atmospheric; the actors live the part rather than act and the dialogue is sheer poetry.
A flawless gem of a film. A spititual experience that demands deep contemplation about the meaning of our lives and what we leave behind when we leave
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A joy, 15 Feb 2008
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This is a masterpiece of quiet simplicity. Eschewing the swirly white lights and special effects of other films about the after life, it builds slowly to a beautiful conclusion. Profound and thoughtful without ever being sententious or heavy, it celebrates the beauty of the ordinary. A film that stays with you long after other, flashier films are forgotten
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Koreeda's experimental piece on life after death, 3 May 2008
By B. Sarkar (Aberdeen, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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After Life, revolves around the recently departed spending a week in a hostel, with their personal counsellor. Everybody has three days to pick the happiest memory of their life, which will be recreated and filmed by the staff. It is this footage, which the souls get to take with them into eternity (and not the memory itself). Of course nothing is simple and one's definition of happiness is likely to be a startling contrast to another's. Decisions are made, changed and evolved until the cameras roll and the footage is shot.

Koreeda has created a profound concept of heaven - or to be more precise, the after life. There is no judgement, blame or hell - simply a request that the dead examine their life in search for that critical piece of memory, which they wish to cherish. The counsellors are there for guideance but it is ultimately up to the individual to shape their eternity. I found this simplistic approach on humanism to be remarkably effective - I'm willing to bet that the majority of viewers will at least think about their happiest memory. I know I did.

Those familiar with Koreeda's style will be aware of his documentary roots - which perhaps explains the low budget, made-for-TV, non-fictional approach. Think hand-held shots, focusing on interviews with a "fly on the wall" style observation. This occurs until the guests leave and then the dramatic elements kick in during the final third. The shots here become far more constructed and staged. The whole look of the film wholeheartedly compliments the subject by giving it a down to earth realism, which I believe would have been lost if the filmmakers started to get ambitious.

After Life is a film that requires patience. The interviews in particular are purposefully slow but it is vital that the viewer pays attention. It would have been nice to perhaps delve deeper into one or two cases but certainly the most major ones were covered nicely. Hirokazu Koreeda delivers a sweet, unpatronising message on life, love and moving on - one that I would urge others to listen.
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