Dia Dokuta -- Dear Doctor

on the last weekend of the festival, they have 2 venues reserved for audience favorites .. so i got to see Dia Dokuta .. which i'd skipped on thursday because i was way too busy [sigh] ...


monday, september 7 .. from Japan .. Dear Doctor ..


a fascinating exploration of deceit .. of the differences between treating disease and treating human beings ..


an intern has been assigned to work for 2 months with a doctor in a remote area of japan .. the older doctor is loved by those he treats .. he makes house calls to the elderly who cannot easily go to the clinic ..


then one days, the older doctor disappears .. the film flashes back more than forth between a police investigation into his disappearance, and to vignettes of the doctor at work ..


I'm glad that this was shown again among the people's choice screenings .. worth seeing ...


cinemoo in montreal .. the ffm now over ..