Not a very memorable Ozu effort, this short film, if nothing else, continues his formal progression in a forward manner. There are almost no movements of the camera and an abundance of tatami shots. There is none of the playfulness of his previous work and the only real allusion to Western culture is when Ryoichi and Harue go to the movies to see If I Had a Million.
In its study of social mores, it feels closer emotionally to a Mizoguchi film. A curious, almost perplexing work, but regardless, I am excited to see where Ozu goes from here.
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Den Der Hale are playing at The Cimberland Arms this evening.I probably
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