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Post by petrolino on Jul 13, 2018 11:24:35 GMT
I’ve only scratched the surface with Naruse. I was very impressed with perhaps his most well known film, When A Woman Ascends the Stairs, a beautiful character portrait, elegantly filmed. Other than that I’ve only managed to see a lot of lesser known works from the 1930s and early 1950s. I recently saw Older Brother, Younger Sister, which showcased some beautifully understated camerawork and a wonderful eye for composition as well as a blistering if a little melodramatic performance from the lovely Machiko Kyo.  I look forward to diving further into his daunting filmography, especially some of his more well known titles from the 1950s as well as those dark final films you mention. I’ve heard a few people refer to Scattered Clouds as his masterpiece. Hi there Fox in the Snow, nice to hear your thoughts on Mikio Naruse, I too have "only scratched the surface" on the great directors filmography and am most interested in exploring further his mid to late 30s films. A mix of drama comedy and musical. The absolutely wonderful 1935 film Otome-gokoro - Sannin-shimai , Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts was his first talking picture. It has an amazingly modern feel with beautifully composed expressionist cinematography, full of innovative technique, and thoughtfully a tale with emotional intensity...  There was a gentleman called kerpan on the old imdb Classic Film board who often posted interesting comments about Japanese cinema. He had incredible knowledge and I'm pretty sure his favourite director was Mikio Naruse. I'm yet to see a Naruse movie. |
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