Could all wounds be healed by the passage of time?
Adapted from Malaysian writer Tan Twan Eng’s award-winning novel, The Garden of Evening Mists brings to life a poetic love story against the backdrop of a war-ridden British Malaya both during and after the Japanese occupation.
At a cozy dinner, Magnus Gemmell (John Hannah), an expat who has settled in Malaya’s Cameron Highlands, gushes over his love for Chopin’s first piano concerto, a record that never leaves his record player. He refers to the piece as “the impression of someone gently looking at a spot that brings to mind a thousand happy memories,” describing Chopin’s loving gaze at the soprano Konstancja Gładkowska.
