After Life (1998) - Beyond
Running time: 118 mins
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Release Date: 30/10/2024
Starring: Arata, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Taketoshi Naito, Kyoko Kagawa, Kei Tani, Takashi Naito, Sadao Abe, Kisuke Shoda, Kazuko Shirakawa, Yusuke Iseya, Hisako Hara, Sayaka Yoshino, Kotaro Shiga, Natsuo Ishido, Akio Yokoyama, Tomomi Hiraiw
What is the one memory you’d hold onto forever? A group of counsellors conduct a series of interviews with the recently deceased, to record their personal details and assist them in choosing a single memory to live in for eternity. Deemed by many as Hirokazu Kore-eda’s masterpiece, After Life is a gentle, sweet and poetic look at both the fleetingness of life and the longevity of memory. Screening as part of BEYOND: A film season exploring how the afterlife is portrayed in cinema. The afterlife is truly unknowable. There’s no one definitive answer to ‘this is what is is’ or ‘this is what is looks like’. BEYOND will examine how filmmakers and art departments go about visualising this unknowable idea, celebrating the creativity and craft required to bring the afterlife to life. Find out more about the season on Instagram at @beyond.filmseason Curated by Archie Marshall. Presented in partnership with the National Film and Television School.
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