Review of Late Spring (1949) by Kyle A — 05 Dec 2012
Yasujiro Ozu has a way of making so much out of so little. The camera moves more often in "Late Spring" than in "Tokyo Story," but the story is still an extremely simple a slice of life in postwar Japan, this time showing the struggle of Noriko, an unmarried girl of age to be wed, but who resists the idea out of fear of leaving her elderly father and the comfort that comes of being with him.
Though marriage is the clear explicit theme of the movie, the most resonant for me is the apprehension of leaving a comfortable situation for an unfamiliar one. I deeply identify with that struggle.
This review of Late Spring (1949) was written by Kyle A on 05 December 2012.
Late Spring has generally received very positive reviews.
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