Late Autumn

Late Autumn

1960 · 128 min · JA · 7.8 (122 votes)
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · Starring Setsuko Hara, Yōko Tsukasa, Mariko Okada, Keiji Sada, Miyuki Kuwano, Shinichirō Mikami · Music Takanobu Saitō
DramaComedy

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.

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A quiet, introspective drama that captures the melancholy of fading youth and the quiet desperation of societal expectations. It's a gentle, character-focused film that feels like a wistful sigh.

melancholicwrybittersweetnostalgicslow-burnEuropean arthousecharacter-driven dramaperiod piecesocietal pressureagingunfulfilled desiresfamily dynamics
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