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Eclipse Series #3 - Late Ozu (Early Spring / Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Late Autumn / The End of Summer) (The Criterion Collection)
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| Part No: | B000OPPAF6 |
| Manufacturer: | Criterion Collection |
| MFG Part: | 715515024525 |
| Customer Rating: | 5.0 / 5.0 |
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Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 06/12/2007
| Late Autumn | 2010-01-15 | 5 / 5 |
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It's a sweet movie about mothers, daughters and friends.
Much of the humor in the movie comes from three bumbling middle-aged men who could use some improvement in their attitude toward women. They sit around and drink sake and laugh at each other's jokes. They do end up making a good match for one of the young women. |
| Great Film Set | 2009-01-11 | 5 / 5 |
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A great set of films for those who enjoy post-war Japanese cinema (late 1950's early 1960's). Three of the films start Hara, Setsuko, the premier Japanese actress of this period. Those looking for Samurai action should skip this series as the series, and many of Ozu's films, focus on family life in post-war Japan. The films reflect Japanese life and traditions and the transition between generations in the mid-twentieth century.
The first two films are in black and white, the other three reflect the transition to color at the turn of the decade. We enjoyed both formats. All films are in Japanese with English subtitles. |
| ozu one of the best | 2009-01-02 | 5 / 5 |
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| Only a few times in an epoch or a century does an artist come along who is what would one call a special case, either because of the excellence and integrity of their contribution, their originality, or even their inherent sense of pleasure. Ozu, like a Shakespeare, a Jane Austen, or a Tarkovsky IS one of those cases. I have little to actually say about these films except for the following: they are about family life, their creators have love for their creations and their characters, they are elegant, simple but never simple minded and unafraid of beauty or genuine human emotion. They are very much Japanese and yet are for everyone. (real family entertainment). And they are as enlightening as they are entertaining. In short, they have much of life in them. Be open and see where they take you. |
| More than you know | 2008-02-21 | 5 / 5 |
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"Eclipse Series #3 Late Ozu" is an absolute delight. It used to be hard to get Ozu until Criterion did us this favor. Sure, I miss the "extras" and commentaries, and little pamphlets and geegaws that embellish other Criterion Collection releases: such as the latest "Seven Samurai" and "Ugetsu"...with all the bells and whistles.
But, darn it, it is the film itself that is the substance, and in this series Ozu comes to us with the fullness of his vision. Commentary? We don't need no stinking commentary. The films speak to us, gently breaking our hearts. A must for those who love film. |
| Superb Ozu | 2008-01-14 | 5 / 5 |
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| Another fine Criterion Collection edition of the latter work of THE consummate Japanese filmmaker. For the true cineaste and connoisseur of Japanese culture. An excellent selection and a good value. |
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