23歳のアンは、母親の家の裏庭にあるトレーラーハウスで失業中の夫と幼い2人の娘と暮らし、時間に追われる忙しい毎日を送っていた。だがある日、彼女は突然腹痛に襲われて病院に運ばれる。そして検査の結果、医師から余命2ヵ月の宣告を受ける。若さのせいでガンの進行が早く、すでに全身に転移してしまっていた。アンはこのことを誰にも打ち明けないと決意し、ノートに死ぬまでにしたいことを書き出していった。それはちょうど10項目になった。そしてその日から、彼女はその秘密のリストを一つずつ実行していくのだった…。
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製作費: $2,500,000 (4億円)
興行収入: $12,300,000 (18億円)
推定収支: $9,800,000 (15億円)
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監督: イザベル・コイシェ
脚本: Nanci Kincaid / イザベル・コイシェ
制作: Esther García / Gordon McLennan / Agustín Almodóvar
撮影監督: Jean-Claude Larrieu
制作会社: El Deseo / Milestone Productions / Miss Wasabi
As a narrative, it's a bit weak. But on other levels, this film is fascinating. The cast, especially Sarah Polley, does a bang up job. Every character real and believable - even the kids. First and foremost, the film is a strong advocate for "viva la vida" (Frida Kahlo before Cold Play!). There is an old Buddhist parable about a man running from a tiger and suddenly faced with a cliff. In one direction, the tiger; in the other, the cliff. He looks down and sees a branch growing out of the rock. Somehow, he casts himself down and grabs that branch. The tiger looks over the edge at him. He doesn't think either he or the branch can hold on too long. Then he spies a wild strawberry near the branch. He grabs it and eats it. It is the very best strawberry he ever ate in his soon-to-be-over life. And so it is with our protagonist. Having the harshness of mortality shoved in her face at a young age, she begins to live each day with full attention. Something humans hardly ever practice. Second, the interesting, but perhaps unrealistic, decision to withhold her diagnosis and prognosis from everyone, creates an entirely unexpected space. She takes her cue from Dr. Thompson (Julian Richings), who can't look someone in the eye and tell them they're going to die. From there, she decides not to put anyone else in Dr. Thompson's situation. This frees us from the overly maudlin watching someone die thread.
