FILM CLUB will be meeting on February 15 at 1:00 pm in Fellowship Hall to share a potluck and view the 2008 film Departures, winner of the 2008 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. A short discussion led by Dave Murray will follow.

Directed by Yôjirô Takita, Departures follows the life of Daigo: “After the orchestra he plays with breaks up, Daigo, a cellist, returns to his hometown and gets a job preparing the dead for their final resting place. Although his wife and family are disgusted by his new position, Daigo finds that by taking care of the dead, he is learning how to finally live.” — subtitled.