Fuwaku no adâjo

Acatholicnun,playedbythemusicianReiShibakusa,getsconfusedaroundtheageoffortyaboutheremotionsandsexuality,asaresultofherencounterswiththreeverydifferentmen.MakeroftheenergeticTheWomanWhoIsBeatingtheEarththistimechoseamorethoughtfulstyle.<br/>　　TheprotagonistisaCatholicnun,SisterMaria.TheactressShibakusaReiplaystheroleofthenunmorethanconvincingly.Shibakusaisnotreallyaprofessionalactress,eventhoughshepreviouslyplayedinfilmsbyInoueTsuki.Shewasoriginallyamusician.Whenthenunplaysorganinthechurch,thatisalsotheactressherselfplaying,justaslaterinthefilmonthepiano.<br/>　　SisterMariahadcometotermswithherlifeasanun,untilshebecameratherconfusedatabouttheageoffortyanddiscoveredheremotionsandsexualityafterall.<br/>　　Itisautumnandinquicksuccessionshemeetsthreedifferentmen.Thefirstmanonlyreallyannoysher,butthatannoyanceseemstoreleasesomethinginher.Anattractivedancerthenaskshertoplaythepianoaccompanimentduringhisballetlessons.Whenheaskshertoplaywithmoreemotion,thenextshellistakenfromhercocoon.AndthenthereisaChrist-likegardenerwhohasgivenupfaithinpeople.<br/>　　Stepbystep,thenunallowsmoreandmoreemotionsintoherlife.Thefilmmakeralsofollowsherinthatstepbystep.Lastyear,sheshowedinRotterdamtheenergeticTheWomanWhoIsBeatingtheEarth(whichearnedheratYubaritheprizemoneywithwhichshewasabletomakethisfilm),butforthisstoryshechoseadifferentandmorethoughtfulstyle,thatbettersuitsthehiddenemotions.—Rotterdam