This short family film was made in 2000. The father and his daughter go
to the shore by bicycle, and then he rows a boat and leaves the place. After that, she visits the place by bicycle again and again and keeps waiting for his return. In my opinion, I felt she has a strong belief that he will definitely come back. She keeps waiting for him on sunny, windy, rainy, and snowy days and for many decades. Even as she gets older, she rides or walks her bicycle. That means there is consistency to her behavior. Besides, although this film doesn't have dialogue, subtitles, explanations or facial expression, it makes me imagine various things from the change of melody, of her figure, of characters except for her, of the landscape, and so on. For example, she rides a bicycle alone, with friends, with her boyfriend, with her husband and two children, and alone after being an old lady. Besides, her bicycle tire that is going round and round attracts attention. These will suggest the passage of time. In other words, these show that a long time passed waiting for him. In conclusion, this film stirs our
imagination, so it is worth seeing it.
Review of Father and Daughter
