Thank you so much for posting this link -- it is a great movie, with -- yes -- similarities to Ozu...Ozu as if in the 21st century, or Ozu really pumped or...
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Barry Blitstein
bbbandbbb2003
Dec 8, 2009 12:22 am
Very much the heir. A profoundly moving film. ________________________________ From: yippeiokiyay <yippeiokiyay@...> To: ozu@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon,...
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William Ahearn
williamahearn
Dec 12, 2009 9:57 pm
... Or Ozu on drugs. I found it to be Ozu inside out. That's not to say I didn't like it. It has its own merits and the only real connection to Ozu being the...
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demaris4
Dec 13, 2009 4:17 am
yes, i hesitated to say it, but Ozu on drugs (psychedelic) would be about it, But like Ozu, it centers on the family, and also it tells story of what was...
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yippeiokiyay
Dec 16, 2009 2:15 am
The University of Michigan has a fantastic Monograph Classic Series available online, and Boardwell's Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema. ...
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Phil Davis
padavis_99
Jan 4, 2010 2:53 am
For anyone out there in Ireland, just to let you know there is an Ozu Festival in the IFI in Dublin this month: ...
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Christopher Webber
zarzuelauk
Jan 4, 2010 12:39 pm
Absolutely wonderful Ozu Festival here in London, with many rarities, extending from now into February, with the same new prints as our Dublin correspondent...
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Phil Davis
padavis_99
Jan 5, 2010 2:35 am
Oh dear, now you've made me jealous - so many of his films on show there I've never seen! And the 'Ozu and his Influence' festival is a brilliant idea....
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Christopher Webber
zarzuelauk
Jan 8, 2010 5:49 pm
A tremendous evening in NFT2 last night, to warm up the coldest, iciest weather London has had for 30 years: a double-bill of "I Flunked, but..." (1930) and "A...
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Phil Davis
padavis_99
Jan 21, 2010 11:57 am
I know its a bit off topic to ask about a Koreeda film here, but as he seems to be considered a bit of an heir to Ozu, some of you might know the answer to...
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yippeiokiyay
Jan 21, 2010 5:26 pm
The mom has issues. Yes to "guests". And, I don't think the Ozu references are overdone, I think the emphasis is different-less monon-no-aware, more cyclical...
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demaris4
Jan 22, 2010 1:32 am
What do you mean by "I think the emphasis is different-less monon-no-aware, more cyclical nature of being. (The THING you didn't want to give away...) For me,...
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demaris4
Jan 22, 2010 4:38 am
thanks for the news, though it is yet another Ozu festival far far away...
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michaelkerpan
Jan 22, 2010 4:48 am
There is at least one very major kitchen scene in Ozu -- the next to the last scene in Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (also one of the "sexiest" scenes in all...
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Lia Chouiki
maikogirl49
Jan 22, 2010 11:58 am
wow I thought for sure I was the only one that felt that way ! I also think the bicycle scene in Late Spring is very sensual ________________________________...
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yippeiokiyay
Jan 22, 2010 2:25 pm
I find Kore-eda to be a fine heir to Ozu's mantle. His emphasis on the family, interpersonal dynamics, and the quietness of his films remind us of Ozu. He is...
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demaris4
Jan 24, 2010 8:33 pm
thanks for the fuller explanation and now I may have to watch Still Walking again to notice the sense of the cyclical..not to seem completely obtuse, but did...
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Phil Davis
padavis_99
Jan 25, 2010 2:25 pm
Interesting discussion, I must admit the notion that kitchens didn't figure much in Ozu hadn't occurred to me! I think its maybe true to say that for most...
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yippeiokiyay
Jan 25, 2010 6:40 pm
You said it, Phil! He's his own guy! Not meaning to over-explicate the finenness of either Ozu or Kore-eda, but just to say that in both directors' work, the...
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Phil Davis
padavis_99
Jan 28, 2010 1:23 am
Terrific stuff Yippie, I can't disagree at all. This may not be news to those here who are fluent in Japanese, but I was talking today to a Japanese friend who...
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yippeiokiyay
Jan 28, 2010 2:59 pm
Phil, your Japanese friend is probably right in guessing that we non-speakers are missing something in Still Walking. One senses that the grandmother is a...
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heinrichvon
Feb 4, 2010 5:28 pm
Although this is not on Ozu particularly, I think the following will be of interest to all Japanese film buffs. Thank you for your patience. As Akira...
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ReelDrew@...
Mar 2, 2010 12:55 pm
To all members of the Ozu yahoo group: Let me first of all announce that I am in the process of putting the finishing touches on my new book, "The Last Silent...
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Dylanexpert@...
heinrichvon
Mar 6, 2010 5:04 am
I'm sorry, I don't have know of any such still, except perhaps in Richie's book The Japanese Movie. But I'm intrigued by the idea that Crossroads was ...
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ReelDrew@...
Mar 6, 2010 1:46 pm
First of all, I now have the photo(s) of "Crossroads" I need for the book so I hereby withdraw my request for a still from this film. Secondly, in response to...
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Dylanexpert@...
heinrichvon
Mar 8, 2010 6:52 pm
Mr. Drew: This is very exciting. I didn't know anything about these films being shown in the U.S. I knew about Wife, Be Like a Rose! (aka, Kimiko). But from ...
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bluelovecat
Apr 16, 2010 1:36 pm
Finally they will release the DVD of "The Only Son" and "There Was a Father" in July 13. ...
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Dylanexpert@...
heinrichvon
Apr 16, 2010 5:18 pm
Thanks for the message. The DVD doesn't have a commentary, but it *does* include video interviews by Tadao Sato, David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson. John B. ...
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Phil Davis
padavis_99
Apr 17, 2010 2:39 pm
Just to let anyone in Region II land know, Amazon have the Tartan 3-pack for these films going on a big discount (£15.99) at the moment. ...
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Phil Davis
padavis_99
Jun 18, 2010 12:27 pm
One day late, but yesterday was Setsuko Hara's 90'th Birthday. Nice article about her here in the Guardian: ...
