With the internet able to connect people from miles away, the concept of the one that got away has become unromantic– after all, with instant messaging, their distance just means that you’ve been ghosted. But for the longest time, romance stemmed from the fated circumstances that kept or lost love, and this is excellently portrayed in Touch, a surprising romantic drama from writer-director Baltasar Kormákur best known for his action thrillers. Kormákur infuses the drama with a delicate touch, much more focused on the moments of connection between immigrants from different cultures, with the freedom of the late 60s that marks Kristófer’s youth versus the urgency of the world’s restrictions and Kristófer’s memory. Touch remembers the real romance of the one that got away.
"The result is a film whose elegance is all the more staggering because it came from the man who directed “2 Guns” and “Beast.”"
— Christian Zilko
"Its sensibility is as exquisitely tender as the flutter of a butterfly wing."
— Nell Minow
Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what really happened when his Japanese girlfriend mysteriously vanished without a trace from London fifty years earlier.
Due to his failing memory, an Icelander widower named Kristófer embarks on a journey to find his first love, a Japanese woman named Miko, who disappeared 50 years ago.
The simple ways through which Kristófer connects with everyone in the restaurant are just lovely.
I miss romance films just like this!
Spirit Awards
2 nominations
