2015 · drama
Sweet Bean
Directed by Naomi Kawase1h 53m2015
The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.
Our read: Sweet Bean (2015) reads as a warm, slow-burn, grounded drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Warm, slow-burn, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- warm
- slow-burn
- tender
- intimate
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