On the Way to Paradise (2007)

Directed by

Suvi Andrea Helminen

Genre

documentary film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

58 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

An elderly Danish couple has traveled the world and collected plants from their journeys. Now they live in a jungle-like home in North Zealand and must face moving on. The film follows their experience of aging with dignity, sharing a life of memories and passing on what they have gathered.

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What happens

På vej til Paradis er en dokumentarfilm instrueret af Helminen efter manuskript af Helminen. Inge og Holger Thomasen har været gift i en menneskealder. Sammen har de rejst i hele verden og fået tre børn i tre verdensdele. Nu lever de i deres egen 'jungle' i Allerød i Nordsjælland, hvor de dyrker orkideer, kaffe og appelsiner, som de har bragt med hjem fra deres mange rejser. Men tiden nærmer sig, hvor de er nødt til at flytte. »På vej til Paradis« er en fortælling om at blive gammel med værdighed og visdom, om at holde sammen, om at samle ting, indtryk og erfaringer gennem et helt liv og om at videregive det, man har samlet. Filmen vandt prisen som Bedste Danske Dokumentar ved Odense Film Festival i 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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