How an Iranian director came to direct a Japanese film is quite a story in itself. The result is quite hard to describe, but let me say up front that I liked Abbas Kiarostami's film Like Someone In Love a lot.
It is hard to describe because it is a little bit baffling at first. I love films that don't try and explain themselves; and this one doesn't explain anything; you just have to watch and take what you get. For example, in the first few minutes you hear someone talking and don't even see her or who she's talking to. Wonderful.
The situation does gradually reveal itself. And it is worth the wait. The small number of characters are complex and vibrant. You watch, intrigued, as they inadvertently dance themselves into a tangle of misunderstandings and crossed wires.
This isn't a fast-moving film, to say the least. But it is interesting, entertaining and thought-provoking.
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