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Banshun (1949) Rank 3 Reviews
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New York Times (Vincent Canby)
Ozu's characters don't seek ecstasy, not because they are afraid of it but because they are brave enough to accept compromise. ...read the complete Banshun movie review at New York Times (Vincent Canby)
Chicago Reader (Dave Kehr)
Yasujiro Ozu's 1949 film inaugurated his majestic late period: it's here that he decisively renounces melodrama (and, indeed, most surface action of any kind) and lets his camera settle into the still, long-take contemplation. ...read the complete Banshun movie review at Chicago Reader (Dave Kehr)
The Onion A.V. Club
Conventional narrative cinema thrives on conflict and the clash of opposing forces, but Yasujiro Ozu's films are unusual for their absence of malice: His major characters are unfailingly courteous and often want the best for each other, which creates its ...read the complete Banshun movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Shukichi is a professor, a widower, absorbed in his work. His unmarried daughter, Noriko, runs his household for him. Both are perfectly content with this arrangement until the old man's sister declares that her niece should get married. Noriko is, after ...read the complete Banshun movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"One of the director's favorites." ...read the complete Banshun movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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