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Good Morning – 1959 Ozu
- Certainly Ozu’s lightest film in decades—a far from A Hen in the Wind – this one recalls 1932’s I was Born, but … but with Ozu’s mise-en-scene detail and movement towards those beautifully pillow shots- even if it’s not his most dedicated on either front

- Generational conflict again
- Comparable to Amarcord in many ways from Fellini (which comes nearly 15 years after of course) as it’s a slice of life of a community (in this case neighbors living in very close proximity) and it’s light, humor driven. There’s not as much nostalgia as Fellini’s film—probably as many fart jokes
- Opens on the power lines with steel and you can see the laundry in the establishing shot—goes to the alley next
- Playful music- hasn’t had this tone in 20+ years—the score could be from a Tati film or Nino Rota
- Love the dresser with a different color for each drawer
- Very modern- television. English lessons. Poster of The defiant ones in the house of the neighbor who is progressive

- Ensemble- four families shown in first 10 minutes
- Brothers in matching sweaters like I was Born, but…

- Green teapot unlike the red one in Equinox Flowers
- The final pillow shot itself is a joke as it’s Ozu’s go-to laundry pillow shot but this time the inference is that it’s one of the boy’s soiled laundry from trying to fart on command.
- Light, entertaining
- Recommend/HR border- probably pushed out of the top 10 by a strong year in 1959
Drake2020-07-03T10:30:26+00:00
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