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神様なぜ愛にも国境があるの (1979)

神様なぜ愛にも国境があるの poster
Genre
romance film
Country
Japan

How it feels

A Japanese young man who dreams of being a photographer wanders to Switzerland. There he meets a local girl and they fall in love. But her parents separate them and the girl asks God why love has borders.

romanticbittersweethopefulsadearnestslow-pacedyearninglyrical

What happens

『神様なぜ愛にも国境があるの』(かみさまなぜあいにもこっきょうがあるの)は、1979年制作の日本映画。 現在スイスのグリンデルヴァルトに住む中島正晃とフレーニ夫人の実話を基にした草鹿宏の小説を映画化。 カメラマンを目指す日本人青年は放浪の旅の末、スイスで現地の少女と運命の出会いを果たす。しかし、少女の両親の妨害にあい、2人は離れ離れになってしまう。 少女は教会で訴える。「神様なぜ愛にも国境があるの」。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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