An Autumn Afternoon

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Alain E @AlainE May 17, 2025 A nice depiction of life in the post war Japan. The main character is a widower who recognizes that he has to marry off the daughter who lives with him and takes care of his household. Overall a decent man, remains nostalgic of the regime that conducted World War II. Men socialize with excessive alcohol use. Women are not totally docile, especially his daughter in law, but overall this is a patriarchal society. Sensitive color cinematography very well restored. Excellent acting. See more Bigbossbalrog T @Jigokju May 11, 2024 Masterpiece! Ozu cannot be stopped! One of the best of the best! I believe his last movie was one of his best! See more dave s @RT68722908 Sep 30, 2021 Yasujiro Ozu's final film, An Autumn Afternoon, tells the story of Shuhei Hirayama and his relationships with his three children. Like most of Ozu's films, it's the story of how we manage to function within these relationships and our impact on those within our circle of family and friends. Presented in Ozu's unique style (stationary camera shooting the action from low angles with no zooms, pans, tracking shots, etc), the story meanders a bit in the early going but the payoff at the end is worth the journey. While An Autumn Afternoon may not be on par with some of his earlier efforts, pretty much any film by Ozu is worth watching. See more William L @RT77267842 Jun 17, 2021 Ozu's got me tearing up on a Wednesday evening. For a film so slowly paced and devoid of excitement, An Autumn Afternoon hits you hard. Ozu has always presented an incredibly resonant and empathetic depiction of life - as an assembly of quiet moments. Because, at the end of the day, that is what life is; it's not an endless stream of triumphant successes, emotional breakthroughs, or terrible crises, but an inevitable, relentless march through what is often considered tedium. Characters walk the line between dedication to traditionalism as a result of their own upbringing, or modernity with the changes they note in the world around them, but these conflicts are not characterized by violent shouting matches or grand gestures, but by ordinary conversations that are imbued with a sense of awkwardness and a lack of confidence. Underneath it all is this intense humanism, as Ryū's Shūhei, in consideration of his daughter's well-being, the expectations of society, and the suggestions of others, finds himself still devastated by the departure of his daughter, in a moment of unusually sharp emotion for a director that built much of his films on muted characterizations - seeing that final shot in proper context, as the last of Ozu's career, just makes it more heartbreaking, as if all of his subdued moments were leading up to this one moment of unvarnished feeling. What a film. What a way to end a career. (4.5/5) See more Apr 23, 2021 The movie is really not my cup of tea. It is very hard to watch this work of art because it causes boredom. If you want to watch it, first consult with movie buffs! See more william d @acsdoug Feb 4, 2021 Good movie, just didn't grab me as much as some of Ozu's other films. See more Read all reviews

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