🎬 Perfect Days - (Philosophy in Cinema session)

We will be watching:
🎬 Perfect Days https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27503384/

About
A quiet and deeply reflective film following the daily life of Hirayama, a Tokyo toilet cleaner whose existence appears simple, repetitive, and modest — yet gradually reveals unexpected depth, beauty, solitude, and meaning.
The film invites reflection on:

• routine and attention
• solitude and inner peace
• simplicity versus ambition
• memory and regret
• presence and mindfulness
• modern loneliness
• whether meaning must come from achievement

Rather than dramatic plot, the film focuses on small moments:
music, trees, light, books, coffee, cleaning, silence, human encounters.
The result is a meditation on how a life can appear ordinary from the outside while containing an entire inner world.

Themes
* Can an ordinary life be a fulfilled life?
* Is modern ambition compatible with peace of mind?
* Does repetition imprison us or stabilize us?
* Is Hirayama free — or emotionally withdrawn from life?
* Are small daily rituals genuine meaning or protection from suffering?
* Does happiness come from reducing desire?
* Is simplicity wisdom, resignation, or both?

Suggested Reflection Before the Session
While watching, consider:
Is Hirayama someone who has escaped modern illusions — or someone hiding from life inside routine?

Note
Please watch the film before attending.
No philosophical background is needed — curiosity and thoughtful discussion are enough.

Where to watch
You can watch it by renting on Amazon prime for 3.49£
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Days-Wim-Wenders/dp/B0CWL2MR5S