Early Summer Comments

  • Dwight 2023-04-06 04:08:40

    I didn't watch Ozu much before, but after watching this with C, I fell in love with it. It is very restrained and designed, and it is very good at making movies at a glance. The rhythm is lively and the story is rich. Baga, milk candy, girlfriends party, dad chasing his son... Every time I think of it, I will smile. It's too warm. At the end, I burst into tears, and when the title came out, I was suddenly moved. The group play is smooth, and each character is portrayed very vividly and fits...

  • Katheryn 2023-03-12 20:16:35

    The thriving natural vigor, clean and comfortable life warmth. A touch of childishness, a touch of cuteness. Watching the wind blowing wheat waves, facing the sea, the train whizzing away, cruelly being carried by a gentle "uh" mercilessly, time just passed. This is Ozu's movie, this is your life and...

  • Deondre 2023-03-02 20:22:39

    1. Singles can buy expensive cakes without any psychological burden. When they decide to get married, they have to think about how to save money. So why not get married? The role of Uncle Moji also has a special meaning. He broke into the family's life to remind Noriko's parents that the fallen leaves should return to Yamato (it should be Nara. The name is meaningful). Therefore, when the two lines are intertwined with married women, they jointly lead to a proposition that is still meaningful...

  • Osbaldo 2023-02-27 08:47:57

    The shots move slowly but powerfully. Ozu's films are as mellow and gentle as old wine, which makes people feel intoxicated without knowing...

  • May 2023-02-11 20:43:28

    The heroine faces a problem that unmarried women in Ozu's films face: being urged to marry. Although she rejected the good person in the eyes of others, and disregarded the opposition of her family, she chose a man with a second marriage and a baby, but this man was not her favorite. She just felt that she had known him longer and felt more at ease. And what's particularly absurd is that their marriage was negotiated with the man's mother. From beginning to end, neither of the two parties...

  • Sophie 2023-01-29 16:18:37

    1. There are not only moving (push and pull) (6), but also a rising lens (1), which is really rare in Ozu films. 2. It's really...a sensational drama of the common people. 3. The music box is quite tasty, but just like the legend, Ozu doesn't know much about...

  • Johnathan 2022-12-26 14:08:45

    First-of-its-kind push/shift camera...but why it's moving is a bit unclear. As a married woman who is close to her peers, her sister-in-law is the person who can and should understand Noriko best from the perspective of marriage. It's really a good thing to be able to secretly have a meat meal with such a person every night and talk to the heart. The scene surrounding the cake was really...

  • Damion 2022-12-17 11:34:17

    #chinafilmarchive# Yasujiro Ozu 03, a relatively lighthearted and pleasant one. Under the theme of marrying a daughter, at least I saw Noriko's thinking about marriage, self-selection for the future, and courage to take on the results. Do you like someone when you think they are reliable? Not necessarily, but I agree that people tend to ignore the people closest to them. After watching the three Ozu films, this one finally has a non-fixed lens, and I still like it very much in other...

  • Bulah 2022-12-14 18:28:54

    The theme of "marrying a daughter" appears repeatedly in Ozu's films, but it does not take her daughter's love as the narrative center and basis, because Ozu's intention is not to marry a daughter. Brings the lonely feeling to the whole family, especially the father. From "Late Spring" to "The Taste of Saury", the question of combining "married daughter" with "the emotional destination of the old man" has occupied the mainstream of Ozu's...

  • General 2022-11-28 08:16:12

    1. Unlike the endless melancholy and sadness in "Late Spring", instead of creating some gratifying clips, people can't help but laugh; 2. It is not about hesitation about future happiness, but a firm belief that one can grasp it. Future happiness, independent and strong women; 3. Floating balloons, clouds, wheat waves, all make people...

Extended Reading
  • Amir 2022-07-06 19:29:28

    "Maiqiu" movie script

    "Maiqiu" Screenplay

    Screenplay: Noda Takao, Ozu Yasujiro Director
    : Ozu Yasujiro
    Translation: Wen

    Jieruo 2. Across the window, you can see the mountains in Kita Kamakura, and the morning light is shining. 3. On the porch on the second floor of the Mamiya house, there are canary cages and white-eyed...

  • Effie 2022-07-06 19:54:39

    Ozu Yasujiro Film Festival - Mai Qiu (1951, Black and White)

    In Ozu's life, "North Kamakura" was a key word, which accommodated his peace of life and death; in the film "Mai Qiu", "North Kamakura" was also a key word, and the story happened in in this quiet town. So, what kind of place is Kita Kamakura? An online search got this introduction:
      
    "Kamakura...

Early Summer quotes

  • Koichi Mamiya: You're always bringing up etiquette at every turn, expecting men to be kind to women. But you're mistaken. Men and women should both respect each other. That's what etiquette means.

  • Koichi Mamiya: It's deplorable, what's happened since the war. Women have become so forward, taking advantage of etiquette.

    Noriko Mamiya: That's not true. We've just taken our natural place. Men were too forward up to now.

    Fumiko Mamiya: Hear, hear!