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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

2023 · 105 min · FR · 6.7 (33 votes)
Dir. Pierre Földes · Starring Katharine King So, Shoshana Wilder, Jesse Noah Gruman, John Vamvas, Zag Dorison, Amaury de Crayencour
AnimationDramaScience Fiction

A lost cat, a giant talkative frog and a tsunami help a bank employee without ambition, his frustrated wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.

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Immerse yourself in a dreamlike animated journey where the mundane meets the profoundly surreal. This film offers a contemplative, melancholic yet hopeful exploration of finding meaning amidst personal struggles and the uncanny. Its steady pace allows for introspection, wrapped in a unique, literary sci-fi aesthetic.

whimsicalsurrealcontemplativemelancholichopefulsteadydreamlike animationsurrealistliterary adaptationcontemplative sci-fiexistentialismmental healthpersonal growththe absurdresilience
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schizophreniacatsense of lifeearthquaketsunamitokyo, japanbased on short storytoadscience fictionanimation
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