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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 30, 2021 22:47:20 GMT
Repast (1951) Beautiful. Concise, sharp, layered. Setsuko Hara does a similar version of a thoughtful but unhappy woman, though this one is more upfront about it. The film sympathizes with her situation without making her the hero. Her husband has issues of his own. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) It doesn't get much better than this. Two great films their. Slowly making my through Naruse's daunting filmography
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Post by timshelboy on Aug 30, 2021 23:19:01 GMT
You can safely miss all the rest below, which range from mediocre to bad.  Admittedly not one of Hong's stronger outings. My first so no benchmark... what are the upper echelons of Hong?...... the set up had me intrigued, and I usually give a pass to multiple variations on a theme in movies.....and i wouldn't say it was bad...but MEH was my overall reaction 
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Post by Cat on Aug 30, 2021 23:19:22 GMT
Repast (1951) Beautiful. Concise, sharp, layered. Setsuko Hara does a similar version of a thoughtful but unhappy woman, though this one is more upfront about it. The film sympathizes with her situation without making her the hero. Her husband has issues of his own. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) It doesn't get much better than this. Two great films their. Slowly making my through Naruse's daunting filmography Me too! Repast is my first Naruse film. I was thrilled because I've heard the name, but for someone who loves that era of Japanese films, not seeing any of his films was a gap.
I have Sound of the Mountain (1954) ready to go on my DVR. When A Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) is the next film I know to look out for.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 30, 2021 23:36:40 GMT
Admittedly not one of Hong's stronger outings. My first so no benchmark... what are the upper echelons of Hong?...... the set up had me intrigued, and I usually give a pass to multiple variations on a theme in movies.....and i wouldn't say it was bad...but MEH was my overall reaction Most of his films are quite similar and do play on that "multiple variation" theme. The best starting point and possibly most accessible in that vein is Right Now, Wrong Then. Another Option is On the Beach, At Night, Alone which is probably the film that works best "on it's own" without really having to be aware of Hong's predispositions.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 30, 2021 23:38:20 GMT
Two great films their. Slowly making my through Naruse's daunting filmography Me too! Repast is my first Naruse film. I was thrilled because I've heard the name, but for someone who loves that era of Japanese films, not seeing any of his films was a gap. I have Sound of the Mountain (1954) ready to go on my DVR. When A Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) is the next film I know to look out for.
Great picks to head to next, two of his most justly celebrated films. My personal #2 and #3 after his final film Scattered Clouds.
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