Naruse and Akihika

Carroll 2022-02-25 08:01:57

Even after reading a lot of Naruse, and then watching Qiu Rihe, the first reaction was: It takes so long to chirp for such a trivial thing? In the end, Ozu also excused himself to admit that 'people made it complicated, but life itself is very simple! '—yes, especially your upper-middle-class life. The troubles are nothing more than scratching the itch to marry a daughter.

By the way, I haven't seen such a wealthy family for a long time (my mouth fell when I saw Akiko's nail polish); such a wealthy family Naruse has never been photographed, right? Compared with Ozu, Naruse was rated as not humorous and hopeless[1][2]. I just saw this comment and I think it makes sense, Naruse's women can't break through the south wall no matter how they run around. A chain of tragedies and despair, deceived and failed one by one, and trying to change again and again. You said Naruse was pessimistic, that's right. Naruse's men died earlier than each other (the best in the history of women), either because of bad luck or because they committed suicide. But do you think Naruse's woman gave up? (Fan's inexplicable ending is barely an accident.)

Colorful autumn days and full of mischievous music and humor, but at the end of the day, it's Ozu's wishful patriarchal majesty. Although this time it is not the father marrying the daughter, but the mother marrying the daughter, and Ayako's father has long since passed away and has not shown his face once in the whole film, but the majesty of the father is like a ghost that refuses to leave. Ayako's first reaction when she heard her mother's remarriage was: disgusting, desecrating her father's memory. Akiko's desire to remarry is not to pursue her own happiness, but just to hope that her daughter will get married without any burden. Many times, Akiko confessed: How can I not be lonely. However, under Ozu's majesty, loneliness must be carried alone.

Richie says Naruse' lacks, to be sure, that hope which is the higher wisdom and which animates the greatest art, including that of Ozu. Because of this, his world remains a narrow one and his art, by definition, not transcendental. ...'[2] Personally, I find this comment illogical. At least I now see Naruse's films, such as In Wife, Eiguro, etc., all resonate very well. Maybe the background of the times has changed, but the problems we face are very similar. For Ozu, I only felt this way when I watched Tokyo Story.

You all say that Ozu's life is extremely delicate; in fact, Naruse's life is also extremely delicate (ran れる Do you say that daily life is not delicate). It's just that Ozu's life is rich, and he struggles on the premise of solving food and clothing. It's not a father-daughter interaction or a husband and wife interaction, and the big things are going to cause trouble. To put it bluntly, they are full of food and nothing to do, but they are not motivated to pursue a higher level. scientific and cultural knowledge.

Turning his head to look at Naruse, it seems that life is so frustrating and not idle. Perhaps Naruse's films were used to record the tragedy and pain he observed, and in which era did these struggles and despairs for life disappear? Change the soup or not the medicine. Ozu's films are used to carry his hopes. Unfortunately, his hope is no longer the hope of this era.

Ah, don't think I'm here for Naruse; I feel very lucky to see Ozu's and Naruse's very different styles. As always, Autumn He is very beautiful and stylistic; there is no doubt that Ozu dumped Naruse dozens of streets in style. However, if the film is really just beautiful and can be passed down, it is really sad for the layman like us who loves to listen to stories.

In the end, Setsuko Hara has no acting skills. For me, it's for the goddess. :)

[1]http://sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/naruse-2/
[2] http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/01/09/the-films-of-mikio-naruse -and-hideko-takamine

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Late Autumn quotes

  • Shuzo Taguchi: Who told you that?

    Nobuko: You did.

    Shuzo Taguchi: I said that? When?

    Nobuko: When you were drunk, celebrating Yoko's birth.

    Shuzo Taguchi: Really? I said that? I used to be so honest.

    Nobuko: Yes, more than now.

  • Akiko Miwa: Mr. Taguchi is very amusing.

    Soichi Mamiya: Too amusing! Everything he touches turns into a farce.