Reviews of Late Autumn
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asuraf
5Mar09
Nobody reworked their own films better than Yasujiro Ozu, who reworks his melancholy black and white 1949 classic “Late Spring” to color, and to a younger generation, with this heartfelt comedy-drama about a group of busy old men who take the task upon themselves to marry off a dead friend’s widow and daughter, played so wonderfully by Setsuko Hara (the daughter of the original, now the mother) and Yoko Tsukasa. Following “Floating Weeds”, which is arguably his best “remake”, this modern story of parents, children, and marriage wouldn’t be Ozu’s last foray into such weighty material, his last film “An Autumn Afternoon” two years later would retread virtually the same plot, but with an echo of sadness from a man who probably knew his time was coming to an end.
- Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
dope fiend willy
19Feb09
potential spoilers:
(1960) Late Autumn
Another ‘marriage picture’ by Ozu, and this time it is three old men coniving to marry off the daughter of an old friend. But, the girl’s mother is a widow and she doesn’t want to leave her mother alone, and has convinced herself that she prefers life with her mom to any kind of future life with a husband and children. We’ve seen this before in Ozu’s Late Spring, a much more potent film. This film is a little less heavy, and a little more humorous with a touch of ‘A comedy of errors’ thrown in. In the end this is a good film, typical Ozu, but there is nothing in it that makes it truly stand out for me above any of his other films. One that I will watch again someday, but not any time soon, this film is a little bit forgetable. Ps. I would like to make special mention of the colors in this film, which were just sumptuous, and the beautiful and sublime score.
- Currently 3.0/5 Stars.