Love Life is not a light movie. Koji Fukada takes us into the life of Taeko, a woman facing a terrible misfortune. Anyway, as the film progresses, the focus is lost on its central engine, concentrating on another intersected storyline. The motivations behind the actions of the characters unfortunately remain rather vague, and it is difficult to establish a connection with them. The bad dubbing of the film (I did not have the chance to see it in the original version) may be one of the reasons for this inexpressiveness of the characters.
It seems to me that the director wanted to pay homage to the works of Korean director Lee Chang-dong, in particular "Burning" and "Secret Sunshine", but struggled to find his own personal touch.
It seems to me that the director wanted to pay homage to the works of Korean director Lee Chang-dong, in particular "Burning" and "Secret Sunshine", but struggled to find his own personal touch.