Touch - Nos étreintes passées

I always love movies touching my soul. This is the most important thing for me and this movie in particular, made me cry. Not just with the plot, but the substance, the music, even the colors on the screen..acting was so good both youngsters and older actors. Beautiful movie, sooo beautiful. Brava!

The time relapse between the past and now is very sweet. Young Kristopher is so cute, I can sympathize with him. Also the Japanese lover 🙄 even me had that pain when he lost her. Losing someone is heavy for the soul and the unknowning is heart-wrenching.. felt everything Kristopher felt in the movie..every little detail. Must see movie.

The acting was great by the young and old actors. The pacing was really good. I was worried by the fact the movies constantly jumps between present and past, but I was able to follow without issue most of the times. The story flows very well, and I never lost interest over the 2 hours timeframe. It has a solid conclusion where a few questions are still ligering, but not major to main plotline. It felt like I just followed a old man following his footsteps in a very wholesome journey, and he went through lots of things. The soundtrack in the movie is minimal which I appreciate. I never heard icelandic before. Also, this movie inspiries you to learn a language which is great for those trying to learn a new language.

This is another heartwarming movie telling the eternal story of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy meets girl again. You could also call it "Rekindled love in the age of Covid". An absolute gem. Beautiful story, great casting and acting, awesome score. Just an overall satisfying movie with real people doing real things. No superheroes, no car chases, no explosions, just real life with the two main protagonists being from different cultures and the atom bomb on Hiroshima playing a major role. Skip all the brainless drivel Hollywood serves up all Summer and enjoy this understated heart-breaking feel-good movie.

It's only July 2024 and this is hands down the best film of the year so far. What a dream it would be to see this film be nominated at next year's Oscars for the filmmakers and cast. Hopefully this film will be remembered in some other award races if not the Oscars. The story telling is gentle and beguiling but never slow. There is no wasted moments as Kristofer (Egill Ólafsson) now worried about memory problems after his wife has since passed and living a lonely life in Iceland. He takes the audience on a journey through the start of pandemic through London and Japan (and through extended flashbacks) as he searches for a true love who abandoned him half a century ago. The actors are well chosen for the roles including the actors playing the young Kristofer (Pálmi Kormákur) and his love interest Miko (Kôki). All the emotions and reactions seem natural and their empathy fully earned. A restrained but pivotal role is played by Masahiro Motoki as Miko's father and Kristofer's mentor in Japanese cuisine. Audiences may remember Motoki from the Oscar winning film "Departures". The best films often have stories we wish will never end. We want to know more and this film is no exception. But the ending here is fully satisfying. It's a quietly intense and yet still emotional ending. How do we overcome loss and find the courage to resolve our grief. This story shows how one man finds the will in what initially feels like an impossible situation.

Deeply touching movie, where you slowly get to intimately know several full lives and a lot of partial ones. The main characters feel honest and genuine, while you want to know more even about he supporting cast. The scenes feels right and true, without affectation.

Surprisingly, although every scene appears to have plenty of room, the movie actually cover a lot of ground. .it doesn't stall and ofren takes you in surprising directions, only to make a lot of sense after a few scenes.

At the end, you have experienced the roller-coaster of several lifetimes.

Saw this with few expectatuons, but we were engrossed, moved, laughed and cried,and loved it.

Make sure to watch this absolute delight!