Late Spring (1949)

[K1stpierre]

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[bartonfink]

My favorite Ozu Yasujiro film. He always extracted profound beauty and emotion from simplicity of normal life. That simple ending scene is wonderfully moving.

[luna]

very understated, and captures the bittersweet nature of life so beautifully, though not as transcendentally as tokyo story. most importantly, there is this quiet tugging between clinging to your past happiness and reaching for a new, independent life that is more unpredictable in what it may bring. it is very interesting that ozu chose not to show the prospective husband on screen. overall a very emotional experience.

 

8/10