Review of Sweet Bean (2015) by Alan Scherstuhl for Village Voice — 15 Mar 2016
At first the stakes are as light yet rich as Sentaro's pancakes; then come marvelous cine-essays on bean-soaking and paste-prepping, plus — in the film's tragedy-tinged final third — a change-of-seasons montage for the ages.
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This review of Sweet Bean (2015) was written by Alan Scherstuhl and published by Village Voice on 15 Mar 2016.
Sweet Bean has generally received positive reviews.
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