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      Still the Water

      Released Mar 3, 2023 2 hr. 1 min. Drama TRAILER for Still the Water: Trailer 1 List
      52% 23 Reviews Tomatometer 63% 100+ Ratings Audience Score On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. During the full-moon night of traditional dances in August, 16-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko will attempt to help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoko will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 04 Buy Now

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      Still the Water may provide stunning visual fodder and an affecting soundscape, but the dearth of a narrative current sets this story adrift.

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      Audience Member Aquele filme para contemplar o silêncio das cenas enquanto refletimos sobre os acontecimentos, lindo, poético, intenso, tem que se prestar atenção aos detalhes, e aí que eu me perco, a família da Kyoko encantadora, cenas fortes como o bode, a caça, ensanguentada, ascensão sensualidade e pureza na nudez, singela e dolorosa morte, cenas entrecortadas pelo mar e suas ressacas, fotografia fria, azul e cinza, apaixonante... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautifully shot and reflective, there's absolutely no need to be cruel to animals just to make your cinematic 'masterpiece' in this day and age. Ruined what should be a great piece of cinema. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Itâ??s like a haiku. The contemplative mood of the movie is executed perfectly. But I still feel that they should have not shown the graphic killing of the goat. Some highlights : the sing and dance part while one of the characters was about to die, and the underwater scene of the young lovers. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member There are plenty of moments in this film where it seems to overstay its welcome. However, the beautiful imagery and culture behind the story that tends to lack focus help to bring this artsy film to an unexpected level of enjoyment. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Certes le film touche par sa dimension initiatique, son symbolisme dans la transmission generationnelle, son rapport a la nature... mais sa forme contemplative provoque aussi une certaine somnolence dans ces sequences les plus exagerement etirees... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Futatsume no mado (Still the Water) - Cannes 2014 selección oficial Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com A gentle, quiet, intimate but big-seeming film. Rated: 3/4 Mar 3, 2023 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) At times it's too schematic for its own good, but there's a musical quality which harmonises the script's rockier edges, and the use of diegetic song is powerful and engaging. Rated: 3/5 Jul 5, 2015 Full Review Kate Muir Times (UK) While the images chosen by the Japanese arthouse director Naomi Kawase are exquisite and arresting, the narrative is a dull, New Age meander. Rated: 2/5 Jul 2, 2015 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com ... A film that splits itself into (too) many zones with uneven results, yet, it regales us with a few scenes of enormous sensibility and intensity. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 26, 2023 Full Review Soham Gadre Film Inquiry While Still the Water feels pleasant, its existential questions are frustratingly left untraversed by its subtlety. Mar 11, 2023 Full Review Liam Lacey Original Cin Naomi Kawase’s story of teenagers in love on a Japanese island is layers of solemn packaging around a banal center. Rated: C Mar 2, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. During the full-moon night of traditional dances in August, 16-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko will attempt to help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoko will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love.
      Director
      Naomi Kawase
      Executive Producer
      Reiji Yamamoto
      Screenwriter
      Naomi Kawase
      Distributor
      Film Movement
      Production Co
      Kumie, Inc., Luis Minarro, Comme des Cinémas, arte France Cinéma, Pony Canyon Inc., WOWOW, Asmik Ace Entertainment
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 3, 2023, Limited
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