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- 1964
- Not Rated
- Shochiku Films of America
- 1 h 53 m
- 1964
- Not Rated
- Shochiku Films of America
- 1 h 53 m
Summary An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.
Directed By: Yasujirô Ozu
Written By: Kôgo Noda, Yasujirô Ozu
- 1964
- Not Rated
- Shochiku Films of America
- 1 h 53 m
- 1964
- Not Rated
- Shochiku Films of America
- 1 h 53 m
An Autumn Afternoon
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Summary An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.
Directed By: Yasujirô Ozu
Written By: Kôgo Noda, Yasujirô Ozu
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Universal Acclaim
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
91
94% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
6% Mixed
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0% Negative
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A late classic that revisits old territory with masterly serenity and acceptance. [29 May 2009, p.C4]
Ozu’s final film is a movingly valedictory affair, its familiar story of Ryu’s elderly widower marrying off daughter Iwashita carrying even more poignancy than usual as a poised and wise reminder of passing time and the inevitable approach of mortality.
Ozu is one of the greatest artists to ever make a film. This was his last one.
Revisiting many of the master’s favourite themes – familial obligations, intergenerational frictions – Ozu’s 54th film delicately maintains its post-war critique.
Although many of the themes in An Autumn Afternoon are timeless, the film itself represents a snapshot of Japanese lifestyle in the 1960s.
Even if the story of a widower (the great Chishû Ryû) and his daughter weren’t such a naturally compelling variation on Ozu’s themes of family, devotion and sacrifice, the exquisite balance of hues and textures in every shot would render it essential viewing.
This view of contemporary middle class life in Japan is too leisurely paced, too sentimental in design and its humorous social comments too infrequent.
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