tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post2222308920928894881..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: The End of SummerEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-61392709434716255642017-12-29T05:03:22.534-05:002017-12-29T05:03:22.534-05:00Thanks for a fine review of this lovely film Ed — ...Thanks for a fine review of this lovely film Ed — very nicely done!. Ozu has a pre-eminent position in my directorial pantheon. Here are my favourites in descending order:<br />1. Late Spring<br />2. Tokyo Story<br />3. Early Summer<br />4. Late Autumn<br />5. An Autumn Afternoon<br />— but every Ozu I've seen is masterly. To any readers out there who love Ozu but haven't yet discovered Harry Oldmeadownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-47496750704194885572016-01-11T08:29:59.528-05:002016-01-11T08:29:59.528-05:00Very nice review of one of my favorite Ozu works, ...Very nice review of one of my favorite Ozu works, Mr. Howard. This is the best piece about the movie that I've read on the web. JDBDylanfreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425782150715735696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-84891798309124858252010-03-02T17:35:18.942-05:002010-03-02T17:35:18.942-05:00Those are certainly great lists of Ozu films, to w...Those are certainly great lists of Ozu films, to which I'd add at least <i>Equinox Flower</i>, a personal favorite of mine.<br /><br />Sam, thanks for all the comments and praise. I doubt there's anything here that would really impress a true expert on Japanese film (of which I'm certainly not one), but I'm glad you think so much of this piece. And like you, I'm excited about Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-29454890952903958732010-03-02T14:54:36.965-05:002010-03-02T14:54:36.965-05:00This upcoming Region 2 BFI blu-ray set is truly es...This upcoming Region 2 BFI blu-ray set is truly essential, but the key here is owning all all-Region blu-ray player, which is not an inexpensive proposition. But as a sorely-need remaster of TOKYO STORY is on the table plus the bonus of THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE TODA FAMILY, this package is an Ozu fan's dream, even for those who own these two films on other DVDs.<br /><br /><br />http:Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-24248226666971434062010-03-02T10:48:14.224-05:002010-03-02T10:48:14.224-05:00Geez I must say this and I know I run the risk of ...Geez I must say this and I know I run the risk of going overboard, but in two years of blogging, this has to rank among the three or four greatest reviews that has appeared in the cinematic blogosphere. No reader here can come away uninspired, and the foremost Japanese film scholars would surely be ravished.<br /><br />I've been excited all morning here at school after first reading it. And Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-34694986037657955792010-03-02T10:38:15.884-05:002010-03-02T10:38:15.884-05:00That's a wonderful eclectic assortment there D...That's a wonderful eclectic assortment there David of films I also greatly admire if I may say so. A chronic and sometimes blowhard list-maker, I'll chime in on the Ozu celebration here with my own personal favorites. I love thsi director so much that I just can't resist:<br /><br />1. Tokyo Story<br />2. Late Spring<br />3. Tokyo Twilight<br />4. A Hen in the Wind<br />5. I Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-28827796224016308602010-03-02T10:04:45.389-05:002010-03-02T10:04:45.389-05:00I have no trouble whatsoever picking favorite Ozu&...I have no trouble whatsoever picking favorite Ozu's: <i>Record of a Tenement Gentleman, I Was Born But. . ., There Was a Father, Floating Weeds</i> and <i>The Taste of Autumn Mackrel</i>DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-31091997228659464082010-03-02T09:52:19.434-05:002010-03-02T09:52:19.434-05:00Lovely desriptive and sensory evocation of atimele...Lovely desriptive and sensory evocation of atimeless film by one of the cinema's greatest humanists, and certainly a film that stands the test of time with its universality.<br /><br />Like LATE SPRING, it explores Ozu's most vital and signature themes. This paragraph here is a whopper: (Kudos to you!)<br /><br />"Ozu's gentle aesthetic — static shots from a fixed, low Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-89968471947573833302010-03-02T06:46:47.608-05:002010-03-02T06:46:47.608-05:00Thanks, John. I have a hard time picking favorite ...Thanks, John. I have a hard time picking favorite Ozus myself: they all seem to be part of the same continuous body of work. And I totally agree that this film's emotional palette has plenty of optimism in it, a suggestion of the passing of the torch between generations.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-55924712259221907112010-03-02T00:58:27.352-05:002010-03-02T00:58:27.352-05:00Thank you for this eloquent and insightful review ...Thank you for this eloquent and insightful review of what has to be one of my favourite Ozu films. <br /><br />I actually find End of Summer to be one of Ozu's more optimistic and humorous (albeit bittersweet) films.<br /><br />As I get older I find Ozu's films are films I want to watch again and again through the years. Every time I watch one, from a new perspective in my life, there is Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-10737665961323057012010-03-01T20:37:07.030-05:002010-03-01T20:37:07.030-05:00Well, yeah, of course they're transitions. And...Well, yeah, of course they're transitions. And wonderful, very poetic transitions.<br /><br />I don't think the film's totally downbeat, though. There's that sense of disappointment, sure, but also more upbeat emotions.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-5991250185535465072010-03-01T10:34:42.039-05:002010-03-01T10:34:42.039-05:00The shots you mention are transitions. Ozu is all ...The shots you mention are transitions. Ozu is all abotu transitions. (This connects him to Ophuls.)<br /><br />The decisions the characters are forced to make are invariably lose/lose. Ozu's late period films areall decidedly downbeat in this respect. I think this reflects his disappointment with Japanese society -- particularly in its aborgation of its social responsibilites as refelcted inDavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.com