Die Blüte des Einklangs

At times it has the feeling of an amateur photo contest slide show, at other times a study in pedestrian story telling, sprinkled with Zen calendar wisdom.

There is such reverence shown to nature here, in how the clouds move across the sky, the sunlight is reflected like diamonds in the water, the trees sway in the wind, and the ethereal mist shrouds the landscape. I love what I think director/writer Naomi Kawase was going for, and only wish the storytelling was a little more lucid, especially in the second half. Genuine connection, the need for simplicity, the renewal of nature, the fundamental flaw with humanity ... a meditation on all that accompanied by beautiful forest scenery is great stuff, and it was certainly nice to see Juliette Binoche here as well. The themes just aren't synthesized very well, leading to a disappointed feeling at the end.

I watched this film during Cairo international film festival held in egypt...i must say i was very impressed by the cinematography and nature scenes The story line is magical with fantasy elements Juliet binoche acting was superb and natural as always...that film is worth a try and definitely deserves a higher rating than that given

It is certainly a beautiful movie, but also very soporific.

I saw this movie, which is an amazing peace, but can't find its soundtrack anywhere. Please help! The music is so beautiful and haunting!