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An

2015

Naomi Kawase

Masatoshi Nagase, Kirin Kiki, Miyoko Asada, Etsuko Ichihara ...

6.8

8,388

Drama The "manager" of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. A taste of her home-made bean jelly convinces him, starting a relationship that is about much more than just street food.

	Author	Review
United States	Oliver Lyttelton IndieWire	"The result is that 'An' just doesn't move in the way that the material might suggest, despite the best efforts of the actors."	NEU
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"A soft-centered ode to the virtues of patience, tolerance and bean-filled pancakes that is easily her most accessible film to date."	POS
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"'An' aims so low that it makes good on its modest ambitions."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A preposterous and overly sentimental opener to this year’s Un Certain Regard serves up major disappointment. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Dan Fainaru Screendaily	"Naomi Kawase’s fans will great 'An' with open arms, appreciative of her slow pace, contemplative stances and her notion that one of the keys, if quite not to happiness, at least to contentment in life, is a full communion between man and nature."	POS

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