Arquivo

Life, work and the dramatic existence of the celebrated Japanese writer Toshio Shimao who died in 1986, are told by his widow, Miho Shimao. In dolce…, the director utilizes video resources to enhance his poetry which results in an intimate portrait that little by little reveals the interior world of the main character. Once again in a masterpiece by Sokurov, the documental approach" acts as a frame to a profound and sensitive biographical record. Miho Shimao gradually learns about himself by means of a slow process of auto-analysis