Perfect Days

In the organizer's words:

Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo. He seems perfectly content with his simple, secluded life and, away from his highly structured daily routine, devotes himself to his passion for music, which he listens to on audio cassettes, and for literature, which he reads every evening in second-hand paperbacks. Through a series of unexpected encounters, a past that he has long since left behind gradually comes to light. PERFECT DAYS is a deeply moving and poetic reflection on the beauty of the everyday world and the uniqueness of every human being.

From director Wim Wenders' notes: "Hirayama's everyday life serves as the backbone of our narrative. The beauty of this monotonous rhythm of 'eternal sameness' is that you suddenly begin to pay attention to all the little things that don't stay the same, but change every time. If, like Hirayama, you actually learn to live completely in the HERE AND NOW, there is no more routine. It is replaced by a continuous succession of unique events, unique encounters and unique moments. Hirayama takes us into this realm of contented presence. And because we see the world through his eyes, we also perceive the people he encounters with openness."

Price information:

Admission free