Yasujiro Ozu
Japanese
Criterion 524
A mother sacrifices so that her son can go away to school. Years later, she visits him in modernizing Tokyo but finds that he has not lived up to her expectations.
James - This film, the director's first picture with sound, uses many photographic shots. However, the symbolism (the baby, the hanging cloths, the charm) is beyond me. The artistic talent might come after many viewings, but it did not capture me this time.
D+
Britney - The saddest moments are when this family smiles, yet you know they are feeling great disappointment in themselves and others. Much repetition and timely landscape/room shots, and an easy story to follow.
C-
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