Japan d/ Yasujiro Ozu
Classic Ozu from 1937. Domestic tensions rise to the surface under the influence of an adolescent visiting niece. Mother's become a tyrant; we watch as the husband and niece collude to put her in her place and restore him to head of household.
All his trademark touches with more humor and slyness than usual...plus one lovely exterior tracking shot of a couple walking down the street with Hawaiian pedal steel guitar playing.
Quiet, elegant, formal...and amusing.
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