The Life of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna) (1952)

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"10.1. Blu-ray En ole nyt aivan varma, olinko nähnyt jo aiemmin, mutta muistan ainakin vahvasti tän nauhoittaneeni Teemalta VHS:lle, kun se vielä oli ihan normaali tapa katsoa elokuvia. Naista ns. viedään melkoisella tavalla, samalla näyttäen ilman tarpeetonta korostamista, mikä on naisen asema menneessä maailmassa ja symbolisella tasolla vähän modernimmassakin yhteiskunnassa. Pöyristyttävän kohtelun lomassa saamme kokea kaunista ja rauhaisaa kuvallista työskentelyä, mikä ei s"

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"Saikaku Ichidai Onna (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952) "

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" Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi With: Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirô Sugai Plot: Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of the society."

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"January 29th Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi Yasujiro Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi I would think are the two most prolific filmmakers whose most common theme is the plight of women. Now, Ozu would always take the modern approach and Mizoguchi was more of a fan of what I assume to be Edo period. I mention Ozu because I find it really interesting that so much of Japanese cinema was dominated by stories of women and the hurdles of their time, be it the 1960s or the 1600s. I don't bat an eye at this, I ha"

Movies Watched in 2017 (91 movies items)

"July 23rd Director: Kenji Mizoguchi "