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Snow Falling On Cedars Reviews

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Australian director Scott Hicks's Snow Falling on Cedars is far removed from the character-driven, pure storytelling of his previous movie, Shine, and a comparative plunge into moody atmospherics. Action insinuates itself through the director's determined eye for watercolour composition and free-floating perspective, like .. Read more

Starring	Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh, Rick Yune, James Rebhorn
Director	Scott Hicks
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- A slow-moving drama of smalltown racial prejudice that lingers on landscapes as much as on the individuals caught up in a courtroom drama of a familiar kind.
- 30549
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  Books v. Films
  
  It is always disappointing when you read a book and the film does not come even close to the book. That is not the case in respect of this film, which really ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Apr 2005 at 17:31
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  A thoghtful, beautiful film, but hard to understand.
  
  A difficult film to follow and I think others thought the same as the disc stopped from time to time so other views had backtracked to find out what was ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Dec 2011 at 15:57
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  Too Arty
  
  This could have been a great film, but there was too much focus on the cinematography and not enough on the relationships of the characters. It should have been... read more »
  
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  - 23 May 2011 at 19:50
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  Snow falling on my heart strings, fantastic!
  
  Snow falling on cedars, a film that has everything, never thought that was possible. The thinkings man's movie, it makes you ponder, feel and even cry. I ... read more »
  
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- - Onlylexus
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  - Chesterfield
  - 10 Jan 2011 at 03:41
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  Thoughtful and atmospheric
  
  A wonderfully mysterious opening with carefully crafted camera work. The complex story unfolds, juxtaposing courtroom drama with flashbacks. This film has ... read more »
  
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  - Lhanbryde
  - 25 Nov 2010 at 16:58
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  Nearly perfect movie
  
  This movie has everything; historical drama, murder mystery, courtroom drama, forbidden love. All this and World War 2.
  
  What really sets this film ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 06 Aug 2010 at 11:14
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  Snow Falling on Cedars
  
  A lushly filmed, thoughtful and multi-layered film, Snow Falling on Cedars is a sad and poignant film about love and loss, racism and mystery in post-World War ... read more »
  
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  - Basingstoke
  - 23 Jan 2009 at 17:46
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  Having not read the book
  
  Having not read the book; yes, this film is slow moving, though worth sticking with. Heartbreaking film, a love story, a life story. War time. Oh, watch the ... read more »
  
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  - Doncaster
  - 04 Dec 2008 at 23:12
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  This is a film supposedly exploring prejudice although its a lame attempt and just drags for over two hours. In actual fact its sooo bad that I watched ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Slow and moody, black and bluesy
  
  This is great stuff for students of 40s fashions and cars, connoisseurs of weather patterns of the Pacific North West, and devotees of top-notch cinematography... read more »
  
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- - Noseyjoe
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  - 21 Apr 2008 at 13:47
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  Snow Falling on Vedars
  
  I think we benefited from reading the book first, which it followed well.
  
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  - 12 Mar 2008 at 12:07
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- - 5
  - 1
  Books v. Films
  
  It is always disappointing when you read a book and the film does not come even close to the book. That is not the case in respect of this film, which really ... read more »
  
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- 94323
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  - England
  - 19 Apr 2005 at 17:31
- - 2
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  A Treat For the Eyes & Ears
  
  This is a truly unique film and a joy to watch. Simply sit back and soak in the atmosphere.
  
  Atmosphere is something this film does unbelievably well ... read more »
  
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- - Elaine Russ
  - UK
  - 08 Jun 2005 at 12:58
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  The book did it much better
  
  The themes and plot were dealt with much better in the book. The film seemed strangely one dimensional. If you have not read the book, the film may be more ... read more »
  
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- - Mark2005
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  - 29 Aug 2004 at 11:25
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  Having not read the book
  
  Having not read the book; yes, this film is slow moving, though worth sticking with. Heartbreaking film, a love story, a life story. War time. Oh, watch the ... read more »
  
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- 668830
- - a customer
  - Doncaster
  - 04 Dec 2008 at 23:12
- - 2
  - 0
  Snow Falling on Cedars
  
  A lushly filmed, thoughtful and multi-layered film, Snow Falling on Cedars is a sad and poignant film about love and loss, racism and mystery in post-World War ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 693970
- - a customer
  - Basingstoke
  - 23 Jan 2009 at 17:46
- - 2
  - 1
  Nearly perfect movie
  
  This movie has everything; historical drama, murder mystery, courtroom drama, forbidden love. All this and World War 2.
  
  What really sets this film ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - London
  - 06 Aug 2010 at 11:14
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  This is an engrossing...
  
  This is an engrossing, although not always enjoyble film. It deals with the imprisonment of Japanese in the US during WWII, and the subsequent trial of a ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Sep 2004 at 15:58
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  Thoughtful and atmospheric
  
  A wonderfully mysterious opening with carefully crafted camera work. The complex story unfolds, juxtaposing courtroom drama with flashbacks. This film has ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Lhanbryde
  - 25 Nov 2010 at 16:58
- - 1
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  Snow falling on my heart strings, fantastic!
  
  Snow falling on cedars, a film that has everything, never thought that was possible. The thinkings man's movie, it makes you ponder, feel and even cry. I ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Onlylexus
  - 119 reviews
  - Chesterfield
  - 10 Jan 2011 at 03:41
- - 2
  - 2
  worthy but not exciting
  
  This movie is set in the aftermath of WW2 in a fishing village in the USA whith a large Japanese community. The story follows the trial of a Japanese American ... read more »
  
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- - Mike
  - Thatcham, Berks
  - 29 Aug 2004 at 11:06

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Critics' reviews
- A slow-moving drama of smalltown racial prejudice that lingers on landscapes as much as on the individuals caught up in a courtroom drama of a familiar kind.
- 30549
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- The setting is a North Pacific island, nine years after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent internment of the... read more on Time Out
- 43717
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...Gorgeous visuals, from perfectly-framed snowscapes to rainswept cedar forests..."
- 8293
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS is an impeccably crafted [film]..."
- 8294
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Visual ambition..." -- 3 out of 5 stars
- 8292
- - Premiere
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- Snow Falling On Cedars
  
  Australian director Scott Hicks's Snow Falling on Cedars is far removed from the character-driven, pure storytelling of his previous movie, Shine, and a comparative plunge into moody atmospherics. Action insinuates itself through the director's determined eye for watercolour ...