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      The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)

      Released Jul 16, 2021 8h 38m Drama List
      Reviews "The first rule in farming is that you are never to hope for an easy way. The land demands your effort." The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin), the second dramatic feature from directors C.W. Winter & Anders Edström, is an eight-hour fiction shot for a total of twenty-seven weeks, over a period of fourteen months, in a village population forty-seven in the mountains of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is a geographic look at the work and non-work of a farmer. A description, over five seasons, of a family, of a terrain, of a sound space, and of a passage of time. A georgic in five books. Read More Read Less

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      Nicolas Rapold New York Times The movie reflects upon how people organize experience through our memories and our actions, but the filmmakers also have a self-awareness about their steadfast methods. Jul 15, 2021 Full Review Glenn Heath Jr. The Film Stage The Works and Days is by no means an easy thing to endure, but doing so brings you closer to understanding what it might mean to finally be at peace. Rated: A- Jul 16, 2021 Full Review Paul Attard In Review Online Winter and Edström have asked for eight hours from us to ruminate on life's impermanence and the rewards for those willing to give their time are more than satisfying. Jul 16, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis "The first rule in farming is that you are never to hope for an easy way. The land demands your effort." The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin), the second dramatic feature from directors C.W. Winter & Anders Edström, is an eight-hour fiction shot for a total of twenty-seven weeks, over a period of fourteen months, in a village population forty-seven in the mountains of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is a geographic look at the work and non-work of a farmer. A description, over five seasons, of a family, of a terrain, of a sound space, and of a passage of time. A georgic in five books.
      Director
      Anders Edström, C.W. Winter
      Screenwriter
      C.W. Winter, Tayoko Shiojiri
      Distributor
      Grasshopper Film
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 16, 2021, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 1, 2021
      Runtime
      8h 38m