割腕者的天堂

　　孝之助（渡哲也 饰）在学生时代就开始爱慕着名为多江（吉永小百合 饰）的女子，一晃眼二十年过去，多江的一颦一笑依然深深的留存在孝之助的脑海之中。一场聚会中，孝之助意外的和多江重逢了，此时的多江经营着自己的花艺工作室，她的丈夫在早年间去世了。孝之助和多江的来往渐渐密切了起来，两人屡屡出游，倾诉他们深藏在心底的梦想。
　　孝之助因为突发心脏病而住进了医院，前去探望的多江在医院捡到了孝之助的妻子佳子。这场会面让多江意识到自己正在做一件不可挽回的事情，于是决定离开孝之助，和自己的插花老师去京都学习。孝之助最终和佳子离了婚。

　　Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ...
　　“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.