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Late Autumn

posted 17 years ago by trochesset
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(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.

[–] thao 16 years ago

I thought it was just as good as Late Spring. A much better remake than Floating Weeds (and yes, I think it is a remake of Late Spring, not just the same theme or a rework).

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[–] bcamphome 9 years ago

Ozu's films, including LATE AUTUMN, come as close to perfection as any films can get.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5954) 2 years ago

The character of the mother seemed pretty similar to the character the same actress played in The End of Summer. Both are widows who have jobs and do not want to remarry.

I liked The End of Summer a little more than this one, though there are a lot of similarities.