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Title: Restless (2011)
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| Henry Hopper | ... | Enoch Brae | |
| Mia Wasikowska | ... | Annabel Cotton | |
| Ryo Kase | ... | Hiroshi Takahashi (as Ryô Kase) | |
| Schuyler Fisk | ... | Elizabeth Cotton | |
| Lusia Strus | ... | Rachel Cotton | |
| Jane Adams | ... | Mabel | |
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Paul Parson | ... | Edward |
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Thomas Lauderdale | ... | Minister |
| Christopher D. Harder | ... | Funeral Director | |
| Morgan Lee | ... | Driver | |
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Kenneth L. Peterson | ... | CT Technician |
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William J. Eggleston | ... | X-Ray Technician (as William Eggleston) |
| Chin Han | ... | Dr. Lee | |
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Jhon Goodwin | ... | Nurse Goodwin (as John Goodwin) |
| Kelleen Crawford | ... | Nurse Laura | |
Annabel is a terminally ill cancer patient and is quietly awaiting her death spending her time studying nature. Enoch is struggling to recover from the death of his parents and spends his time attending funerals with his only friend - a ghost named Hiroshi who was a WWII Japanese kamikaze pilot. Just as Annabel's sister is trying to cope with Annabel's impending death, Annabel and Enoch fall in love. They both finally have a reason to live, but is it too late to have a life together? Written by napierslogs
Restless tells the story of two controversial -but somehow the same- teenage characters and their perspectives of dealing with death. Enoch (Henry Hopper) has dropped out school and tries to cope and face his fears by attending funerals. That's how he meets Annabel (Mia Wasikowska), a girl with a terminal disease and a love for life and nature. There's also the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze Hiroshi (Ryo Kase), from WWII and it seems that he is a story inside the story of this film. Sometimes you may think that his part is unnecessary in the plot, although, in the end it turns out that he wasn't so much irrelevant after all.
The film is not as morbid as you might think. There won't be any moment where your heart will feel heavy. Every scene is a walk-through towards realization and the art of getting familiar with the absolute fact such as death and the importance of love and the "now" moment.
The photography is soft and atmospheric and so is the music. Keep in mind that the director (Gus Van Sant) is the one who also directed Good Will Hunting, a brilliant movie. I first saw Mia Wasikowska in Alice in Wonderland, then in Jane Eyre and i believe she's one of the many talented young actresses that'll stand out in the industry. Henry Hopper on the other hand is the son of the late -and great- Dennis Hopper. His filmography is still in its early stages but he seems very promising.