Reviews of Floating Weeds 1959
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Liked it, but not as engaging or thought provoking as some of his other films.
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Stunning. One of Ozu's finest works. Sublime acting. Great story. Beautiful use of colour. Quite possibly my favourite Ozu.
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With Roger Ebert commentary this time.
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I definitely need to start watching more Ozu films. Good stuff
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I ultimately respect this film much more than I feel close to it. I'm hardly adding anything new to the conversation by saying that Ozu is masterful at composition and that his deep focus democratizes the film. He avoids melodrama and scrapes beneath it to get at something much more genuine. Dealing with bourgeois values and aging puts me in mind of Mike Leigh, except Leigh isn't as nearly classically polished. I'm going to be chewing on this one for a while. The Ebert commentary track is outstanding as well.
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An itinerant troupe of kabuki actors travels to a seaside village during a hot summer in the 1950s. As the struggling troupe waits for news of their next engagement from their manager, lack of contact from whom suggests that he may have abandoned them, their leader (Ganjiro Nakamura) reconnects with a former mistress (Haruko Sugimura).
This quiet, contemplative film offers a rich portrayal of Japanese village life. Director Yasujiro Ozu clearly has great affection for this setting and these characters.…
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I watched this on a whim because the cover art was great. I wasn't disappointed. A great personal tale of life in a very colorful setting. Finely acted and pleasant.
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My first Ozu was pretty much as I expected: Long, slow and full of rewards for the discerning viewer who is willing to watch the paint dry to experience the final vibrancy of its color. Delicately told and, ultimately, moving story of a successful actor forced to face his illegitimate son.
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Yasujiro Ozu is on my list of directors that i want to see the filmography of, and it's a pretty massive list. This is only my second film I have seen by him, I know i'm terrible, but both have been fantastic so far.
This is a very beautiful film, one thing you notice very early on is the vibrant use of colours, everything looks so fantastic that you're eyes never go hungry. It paints a very beautiful portrait of… -
Durante la carrera hubo un par de meses donde me metí tal empacho de películas de Ozu que ni os lo creeríais. Como son todas primas-hermanas, todavía hoy mezclo argumentos y personajes van saltando en mi recuerdo de uno a otro film. Sin embargo, Las Hierbas Flotantes sí que se mantiene diferenciada en mi memoria, en parte porque es la que más he revisitado y en parte porque creo que es la que más se aparta de los lugares comunes…
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Masterful Ozu drama about a kabuki stage troupe who arrive at a small rural town. Beautifully shot by Kazuo Miyagawa, explores the usual Ozu themes of age, the passing of time and the family. Flawess.