One of the most beautiful films in the past years

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2005)

This movie was such a nice surprise,so captivating and true. It is all made of tones and shades, the harsh colors are saved for the alienating universe we live in.Japan seems strange, in search of an identity, caught between the past and the inexorable future The story is touching and simple as only perfect things are; it is sad because beauty in life doesn't really last and it is an"almost"story since nothing really happens.But then, there are so many types of nothing.It could be french(Lelouch's"A man and a woman")but it is much better than that because it is not pretentious at all. What a wonderful director Sofia Coppola is and how well she captured the transient nature of it all.