Equinox Flower / There Was a Father (Region B)
Paternal authority is the theme shared by two films by Yasujiro Ozu, one a moving and sharply ironic comedy, the other a powerful wartime drama
Yasujiro Ozu'sĀ first colour film,Ā Equinox FlowerĀ is a deft comedy that takes an ironic look at the decline of paternal authority.Ā Shin SaburiĀ plays Wataru Hirayama, an old-fashioned father whose outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter tells him she wants a love-match. Outwitted and outflanked by his wily female relatives Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat. The director's playful use of colour, poetry and arch humour combine to make this tale of old versus new at once deeply moving and razor-sharp.
Paternal authority is unquestionably ascendant in Ozu's powerful war-time dramaĀ There Was a FatherĀ which is also included here.Ā Shuhei HorikawaĀ (Chishy Ryu) sacrifices his teaching career after an unfortunate accident but refuses to sacrifice the education of his only son.
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Equinox Flower / There Was a Father (Region B)
Equinox Flower / There Was a Father (Region B)
Paternal authority is the theme shared by two films by Yasujiro Ozu, one a moving and sharply ironic comedy, the other a powerful wartime drama
Yasujiro Ozu'sĀ first colour film,Ā Equinox FlowerĀ is a deft comedy that takes an ironic look at the decline of paternal authority.Ā Shin SaburiĀ plays Wataru Hirayama, an old-fashioned father whose outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter tells him she wants a love-match. Outwitted and outflanked by his wily female relatives Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat. The director's playful use of colour, poetry and arch humour combine to make this tale of old versus new at once deeply moving and razor-sharp.
Paternal authority is unquestionably ascendant in Ozu's powerful war-time dramaĀ There Was a FatherĀ which is also included here.Ā Shuhei HorikawaĀ (Chishy Ryu) sacrifices his teaching career after an unfortunate accident but refuses to sacrifice the education of his only son.
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Paternal authority is the theme shared by two films by Yasujiro Ozu, one a moving and sharply ironic comedy, the other a powerful wartime drama
Yasujiro Ozu'sĀ first colour film,Ā Equinox FlowerĀ is a deft comedy that takes an ironic look at the decline of paternal authority.Ā Shin SaburiĀ plays Wataru Hirayama, an old-fashioned father whose outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter tells him she wants a love-match. Outwitted and outflanked by his wily female relatives Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat. The director's playful use of colour, poetry and arch humour combine to make this tale of old versus new at once deeply moving and razor-sharp.
Paternal authority is unquestionably ascendant in Ozu's powerful war-time dramaĀ There Was a FatherĀ which is also included here.Ā Shuhei HorikawaĀ (Chishy Ryu) sacrifices his teaching career after an unfortunate accident but refuses to sacrifice the education of his only son.
