Tag Archives: encoffinment

DEPARTURES (2008)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by rinaross

SEE ALSO UNDER ‘RESOURCES’ FOR FILM GROUP COMMENTS It always surprises me how a film is dismissed when people rely on their favourite reviewer’s opinions based on one viewing. Departures won the 2009 Oscar for best foreign film. Few of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged absent father, corpse, death, death rituals, encoffinment, grandfather, grandmother, grief, Japan, mother, oscars, rebellious youth, unclean | Leave a comment

DEPARTURES (2008) and Death, Dying and Disposal Conference

Posted on December 23, 2012 by rinaross

I did not think I would blog before January but at the end of the year a coincidence compels me to put down in writing some interesting observations. Yesterday as a respite from Xmas preparations we settled down to view … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged death, death dying and disposal conference, departures, encoffinment, japanese film, Older Feminist Network, oscars, What is the significance of the gender imbalance in the dead people and has anybody commented on it? | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: encoffinment

DEPARTURES (2008)

DEPARTURES (2008) and Death, Dying and Disposal Conference

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