Continue reading →One of Ozu’s more complex treatments on the institution of marriage, with a standout performance by the legendary Setsuko Hara.
Category / Criterion Collection
Tokyo Story (1953)
Continue reading →Ozu’s crowning achievement is a true triumph of life-affirming, humanist filmmaking.
Late Spring (1949)
Continue reading →Ozu’s first true masterpiece is a highly-resonant and poignant tale of a father and daughter reluctantly trying to let go of each other.
Cesar (1936)
Continue reading →Rounds off the trilogy with the beloved characters having aged… and having lived in this bittersweet finale.
Only Son, The (1936)
Permanent Vacation (1980)
Continue reading →Jarmusch’s first feature is at best a time capsule of New York City in the late ‘70s, and at worst, an aimless and meandering borefest.
Moment of Truth, The (1965)
Continue reading →Rosi’s shot-in-Spain film could be one of the finest works about bullfighting ever made despite a conventional rags-to-riches narrative.
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Continue reading →One of the key works of American independent cinema from the ‘80s, with Jarmusch presenting a beguiling tale of three loners who may or may not need each other’s company.
Down by Law (1986)
Continue reading →Jim Jarmusch’s third feature is difficult to pigeonhole, in what is a stylishly shot piece that works as an offbeat if poetic comedy.
Kuroneko (1968)
Continue reading →A black-and-white samurai-cum-ghost movie with a thin storyline but effective in its consistent capture of an eerie if alluring visual tone.
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