After Life (Wandafuru raifu)

to be part of someone's chosen final memory, their greatest happiness. the ultimate compliment.

Marco

At the time I searched desperately, inside myself, for any memory of happiness. Now, fifty years later, I learned I was part of someone else's happiness. What a wonderful discovery.

setti

I'm a pretty happy-go-lucky guy. In general, I live for now and try not to concern myself with the past; I learn from my mistakes and move on with my life. At least that is what I always tell myself. Once in a while something like After Life comes along which makes me…

Len Fearnside

If you had to distill your life into a single moment that defines you, that made you happy, that you were proud of, could you do it? If this is the end of your life, and this moment is the only one you could take with you beyond, could you do it? This is the question…

Jonathan White

kore-eda!!!!! it feels very hard to give this a rating. so much of it's impact lies in the ripple it creates within you. the introspection; how it forces you to look at your own life and memories, and think about which one is not only the most important to you, but that you…

Laura

I was part of someone else's happiness. What a wonderful discovery. Someone needed you from the moment you were born.

Carol Grant

I wonder if they let them rate their memory films on Letterboxd before they go. The film ended 5 minutes ago and already it means so much to me. With one of the most fascinating premises I’ve ever seen, executed with precision, handled with care, and filled with so much…

PopcornIdeology

After Life uses a fantastical concept to accentuate its point, namely value inherent in our best memories. To do so it presents a waypoint between life and the afterlife, where passing spirits choose a single memory in their lives to take with them to the Great Beyond as…

reibureibu

there’s truly no one doing it quite like kore-eda

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