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Article: Ozu's 'Late Spring' a breath of fresh air
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- July 27, 2006
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LATELY the films of Yasujiro Ozu (1903-1963) seem farther away
than ever.
Yes, there was a giant touring retrospective of his work in 2003,
the 100th anniversary of his birth, and yes, there have been five top-
quality DVDs from the Criterion Collection, and yes, many filmmakers,
including Jim Jarmusch, Aki Kaurismaki, Paul Schrader and Claire
Denis, have cited his influence.
But that exquisite pacing of his -- that relaxed state of life in
flow -- rarely, if ever, turns up in any contemporary films.
That makes Criterion's new release of "Late Spring" (1949) doubly
essential, since it gives movie fans a much-needed breather, a shot
of something true.
It also happens that "Late Spring" ...