Once again Kore-Eda brings us in a japan family life. You could think "well, another one"...but each time he makes us explore all the desired and undesired bounds that human can create. We are struggling with our own emotions observing these people trying to survive in a modern society which excludes them. and , once again, it is a master piece.
What an amazing flurry of emotions here. It’s all about family, even though the characters are barely related, if at all. And while they live in squalor you can see how good they have it. You even relate to them on a fundamental level.
[spoiler]And then, when the house of cards tumbles down, and you see how (pretty objectively) everything was terrible, and the adults are kind of terrible, you still aren’t sure any of them has landed in a better place. Because the place they had was each other, and they all more or less chose that place.
With Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda creates an unusual family, several generations living in cramped conditions and in some poverty. If at first, it's difficult to figure out what the actual relationships are, that's part of the film's intrigue. They reveal themselves as we go. And an early clue that this is a "created" family is the eponymous thieves picking up a little girl in the street, and seeing as she was abused and neglected by her parents, taking her into their home. Metaphorically, she is no different from the things they lift from stores, she doesn't belong to anyone yet. These are people who are poor in everything but spirit, but because they ARE hustling to survive, their personal connections all become suspect to people on the outside. As a family, they are touching - the little girl, the old woman and Sakura Ando especially - but once they have to answer the hard questions, it is positively heartbreaking. We were on the inside. We know the truth. They say blood is thicker than water, but choice is thicker than blood.
7/10
Cannes, Palme d'Or-winner 2018. Sad. Interesting. Unfortunately somewhat slow with its two hours.
I saw it with Lidingö Film Studio in spring 2019.
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lekast
Once again Kore-Eda brings us in a japan family life. You could think "well, another one"...but each time he makes us explore all the desired and undesired bounds that human can create. We are struggling with our own emotions observing these people trying to survive in a modern society which excludes them. and , once again, it is a master piece.jacob_john
Beautifully shot and narrated. One of the year's best for me.Andrewski
What an amazing flurry of emotions here. It’s all about family, even though the characters are barely related, if at all. And while they live in squalor you can see how good they have it. You even relate to them on a fundamental level.[spoiler]And then, when the house of cards tumbles down, and you see how (pretty objectively) everything was terrible, and the adults are kind of terrible, you still aren’t sure any of them has landed in a better place. Because the place they had was each other, and they all more or less chose that place.
Siskoid
With Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda creates an unusual family, several generations living in cramped conditions and in some poverty. If at first, it's difficult to figure out what the actual relationships are, that's part of the film's intrigue. They reveal themselves as we go. And an early clue that this is a "created" family is the eponymous thieves picking up a little girl in the street, and seeing as she was abused and neglected by her parents, taking her into their home. Metaphorically, she is no different from the things they lift from stores, she doesn't belong to anyone yet. These are people who are poor in everything but spirit, but because they ARE hustling to survive, their personal connections all become suspect to people on the outside. As a family, they are touching - the little girl, the old woman and Sakura Ando especially - but once they have to answer the hard questions, it is positively heartbreaking. We were on the inside. We know the truth. They say blood is thicker than water, but choice is thicker than blood.Windill
Excellent movie about a family of shoplifters rescueing a beaten little girl. In the same line as 'Nobody knows'. I found this one even better.Beingtaki
Beautifully narrated the good sides of a criminal family.mysteryfan
Boooooo------ringEmiam
7/10Cannes, Palme d'Or-winner 2018. Sad. Interesting. Unfortunately somewhat slow with its two hours.
I saw it with Lidingö Film Studio in spring 2019.
onuryz
We clearly see that Cannes Grand Jury was unfair to Dogman which was superior to this so-called social realist movie.