The Taste of Tea (茶の味, 2004)

This Japanese comedy-drama was written and directed by Katsuhito Ishii. The plot follows the lives of the Haruno family, who live in a rural town north of Tokyo. The film has been referred to as a surreal version of Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander (1982). It was a selection of the Cannes Film Festival and was listed in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics poll as one of the greatest films ever made.