Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001). 1h 59m

“This film is not a as good as Imamurau0026#39;s u0026quot;The Eelu0026quot;, but is hauntingly memorable. The plot leaves a bit to be desired ,but the characters and the situations are engaging and intriguing. Like u0026quot;The Eelu0026quot; the film is populated by people outside of mainstream society, misfits and u0026quot;losersu0026quot;, but all the more endearing for it. The film is full of memorable vignettes, the fishermen by the river, the couple who run the guest-house, the family run fishing business and the African runner. All of these characters and situations have hand in the transformation of the central characteru0026#39;s transformation from unhappy salaryman, trapped by mainstream society, to an outsider with a new found freedom. This and u0026quot;The Eelu0026quot; have similar qualities to the films of Julio Medem. A sort of Japanese magical realism.”